Bonte Poort

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Jan Rutgersengoet in 1608. Derived from bont (“motley”) and poort (“gate”). Named after a tollhouse-cum-inn named in turn after a nearby farmhouse. The element bont refers to the motley nature of the inn's customers.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔn.tə ˈpoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Bon‧te Poort
  • Rhymes: -oːrt

Proper noun

Bonte Poort n

  1. A hamlet in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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