Dekeshorst

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dekenshorst in 1326. Compound of Dekens (“a surname”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.kəsˌɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: De‧kes‧horst

Proper noun

Dekeshorst n

  1. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

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