Bavoort

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as bachevorth in 1006, attested with certainty as badenvorde in 1334. Compound of Old Dutch Bado (“a personal name”) and furda (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧voort

Proper noun

Bavoort n

  1. A hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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