Nieuw-Helvoet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nieuwhellevoeter-landt in 1367. Compound of Middle Dutch nieu (“new”) and the toponym Hellevoet (a compound of the hydronym Helle and voet (“foot, bottom”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /niu̯ ˈɦɛl.vut/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw-‧Hel‧voet

Proper noun

Nieuw-Helvoet n

  1. A village and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Nieuw-Helvoeter

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