Negenhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

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
  • Hyphenation: Ne‧gen‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Negenhuizen n

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

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “negenhuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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