Aerdenhout

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Aerden-hout in 1517-1524. Compound of an unclear first element and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). A local etymology holds that the first element is derived from ander (“other”) (as opposed to Haarlemmerhout), but there are no old attestations which confirm this derivation.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Aer‧den‧hout

Proper noun

Aerdenhout n

  1. A village in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Aerdenhouter
  • Aerdenhouts

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