Eppenhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

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

See also Dutch Low Saxon Eppenhoezen.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Eppenhuizen n

1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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