Poppenhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as popingha in 1369. Calque of West Frisian Poppenhúzen, a compound of Poppinga (“a surname”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.pə(n)ˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Pop‧pen‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Poppenhuizen n

  1. A hamlet in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands.

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