Boerenhol

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Boerenhol in 1838-1857. Potentially derived from the plural form of boer (“farmer”) and hol (“lair, hole”). Although the second element is often interpreted as Zealandic nol (“remnant of a levee”), there is no indication going by the oldest attestations that the toponym actually contains nol.

See also Zealandic Boer'nol.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuː.rə(n)ˌɦɔl/
  • Hyphenation: Boe‧ren‧hol

Proper noun

Boerenhol n

  1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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