Meijhorst

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of a shortened form of meidoorn (“hawthorn, Crataegus”) and horst (“sandy ridge”). Originally the name of a farm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛi̯.ɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Meij‧horst

Proper noun

Meijhorst n

  1. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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