Helvoirt

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Hélvert (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as hellevorth in 1192. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch hel (“bright, transparent”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). The first element of the compound is unlikely to be Middle Dutch helle (“slope, incline”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛl.voːrt/
Hyphenation: Hel‧voirt

Proper noun edit

Helvoirt n

A village and former municipality of Vught, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Keiespellersdurp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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