Voort

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Bergeijk) Potentially attested as de Voort na Westerhoven in 1722, attested with certainty as Voort in 1973. Derived from voorde (“ford, crossing”).
  • (Deurne) First attested as die voert in 1450. Derived from voorde (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /voːrt/
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  • Hyphenation: Voort
  • Rhymes: -oːrt
  • Homophone: voort

Proper noun

Voort n

  1. A hamlet in Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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