Binckhorst

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as huys ten binchorst in 1308. Named after a former castle, the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch bink (“lump, pile”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪŋk.ɦɔrst/
• Hyphenation: Binck‧horst

Proper noun

Binckhorst n

1. A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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