Braakhuizen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Braechuysen in 1635. Compound of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /braːkˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
Hyphenation: Braak‧hui‧zen
Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Proper noun edit

Braakhuizen n

A neighbourhood of Geldrop-Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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