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, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Haringhuizer
• Haringhuizens

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “haringhuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN