Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Biddinghuizen (vroeger Bremerberg genoemd) in 1959. Named after a former settlement, the name of which is first attested in 793 and which derives from Old Dutch *Bidin (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of huis (house).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɪ.dɪŋˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Bid‧ding‧hui‧zen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Proper noun edit

Biddinghuizen n

  1. A village in Dronten, Flevoland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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