Attested as 't Vinkhuis in 1718. Likely a compound of dialectal vinke (“bad turf, sludge”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Named after a farmhouse.
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪŋkˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Vink‧hui‧zen
Vinkhuizen n
- A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “vinkhuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
