Haghorst
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Haaghorst (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as haeghorst in 1488. Compound of haag (“fence, enclosed area”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Haghorst n
- A village in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Durdauwersgat (Carnival nickname)
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN