Vernhout

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tgoit ten vernhout in 1340. Compound of an inflected form of ver (“far, distant”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). So named to distinguish the settlement from a former hamlet called Hout which was once located close to Sint-Oedenrode.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛrn.ɦɑu̯t/
Hyphenation: Vern‧hout

Proper noun

Vernhout n

A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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