Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Bouwlust in 1839-1859. Derived from bouwlust (avidity for agriculture). Named after one of several farmhouses.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Bouw‧lust

Proper noun edit

Bouwlust n

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

References edit

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