Benoordenhout

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as by noorden hout in 1497. Compound of benoorden (“to the north of”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”) (referring here to the Haagse Bos forest). The toponym contrasts with Bezuidenhout.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Be‧noor‧den‧hout

Proper noun edit

Benoordenhout n

A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “benoordenhout”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN