Aerdenhout
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Aerden-hout in 1517-1524. Compound of an unclear first element and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). A local etymology holds that the first element is derived from ander (“other”) (as opposed to Haarlemmerhout), but there are no old attestations which confirm this derivation.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Aer‧den‧hout
Proper noun edit
Aerdenhout n
- A village in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.