Negenhuizen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as De Negen Huyzen in 1712. Compound of negen (“nine”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). The settlement originally consisted of nine houses.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Ne‧gen‧hui‧zen

Proper noun edit

Negenhuizen n

A hamlet in Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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