Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested as heringhehusen in 1344. Compound of Middle Dutch Here (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of huus (house). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to haring (herring, Clupea harengus).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ha‧ring‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

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Haringhuizen n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “haringhuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN