Eppenhuizen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as eppinghahusum in 1390. Compound of Old Frisian Eppinga (“a surname”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Compare Apenhuizen and Apenheim.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.pə(n)ˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
Hyphenation: Ep‧pen‧hui‧zen
Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Proper noun edit

Eppenhuizen n

A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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