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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Houten.

Proper noun

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Houten

  1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as haltna in 918-948. Etymology unknown. Not derived from hout (rising deciduous forest) or Latin altus (high).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Hou‧ten

Proper noun

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Houten n

  1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands
    Meronyms: De Heul, Heemstede, Honswijk, Leebrug, Oud-Wulven, Schalkwijk, 't Goy, Tull en 't Waal, Wayen

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References

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