Vijfhuizen.
a village in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands
a hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands
a hamlet in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Noord-Holland) Attested as Vijfhuizen in 1851. Named after a former village, the name of which derives from a compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). * (Noardeast-Fryslân, near Hallum) First attested as vijfhus in 1519. Calque of West Frisian Fiifhuzen, a compound of fiif (“five”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”). The settlement initially consisted of five houses. * (Noardeast-Fryslân, near Ternaard) First attested as Vijfhuizen in 1970. Calque of West Frisian Fiifhuzen, a compound of fiif (“five”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”). The settlement initially consisted of five houses. * (Goirle) Attested as Vyf Huijsen in 1760. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). * (Oosterhout) Attested as Op Vyffhusen in 1624. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). * (Tilburg) First attested as die vijfhuse in 1380. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
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