Haringhuizen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Heringhúze (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as heringhehusen in 1344. Compound of Middle Dutch Here (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of huus (“house”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to haring (“herring, Clupea harengus”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ha‧ring‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Haringhuizen n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Haringhuizer
  • Haringhuizens

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