Binckhorst

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as huys ten binchorst in 1308. Named after a former castle, the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch bink (“lump, pile”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪŋk.ɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Binck‧horst

Proper noun

Binckhorst n

  1. A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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