Venhuizen
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch Venhuizen.
Proper noun
editVenhuizen (plural Venhuizens)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Venhuizen is the 41799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Venhuizen is most common among White (95.38%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Venhuizen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as veinhusen around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huus (“house”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to ven (“pasture”).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ven‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
editVenhuizen n
- A village and former municipality of Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
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- English proper nouns
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- nl:Villages in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands