Boerenhol

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Boerenhol in 1838-1857. Potentially derived from the plural form of boer (“farmer”) and hol (“lair, hole”). Although the second element is often interpreted as Zealandic nol (“remnant of a levee”), there is no indication going by the oldest attestations that the toponym actually contains nol.

See also Zealandic Boer'nol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.rə(n)ˌɦɔl/
• Hyphenation: Boe‧ren‧hol

Proper noun

Boerenhol n

1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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