Stiphout

Dutch

Alternative forms

Stippent (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as stilpot in 1155. Compound of stip (“pallisade”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Stepelo, Stipdonk and Stiepel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɪp.ɦɑu̯t/
Hyphenation: Stip‧hout

Proper noun

Stiphout n

A village and former municipality of Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References

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