Boschoord

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Kolonie No 7 in 1846. Compound of van den Bosch (“a surname”) and oord (“place”). The settlement was named after Johannes van de Bosch, a government administrator who promoted the concept of sending the poor and dispossed to work settlements in Drenthe in order to transform them into model citizens. Compare Frederiksoord, Wilhelminaoord and Willemsoord.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.oːrt/
Hyphenation: Bosch‧oord

Proper noun edit

Boschoord n

A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN