Banholt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bannoyt in 1294-1295. Compound of ban (“legal district, legal boundary”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Bommerig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑn.ɦɔlt/
Hyphenation: Ban‧holt

Proper noun

Banholt n

A village in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References

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