Voort

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Bergeijk) Potentially attested as de Voort na Westerhoven in 1722, attested with certainty as Voort in 1973. Derived from voorde (“ford, crossing”).
  • (Deurne) First attested as die voert in 1450. Derived from voorde (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voːrt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Voort
  • Rhymes: -oːrt
  • Homophone: voort

Proper noun

Voort n

  1. a hamlet in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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