Grote Voort
Dutch
editEtymology
editPotentially attested as hervort in 1303, attested with certainty as 't Voort in 1556. Derived from groot (“big, great”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Kleine Voort.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN