Haringhuizen
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Heringhúze (West Frisian)
Etymology
[edit]First attested as heringhehusen in 1344. Compound of Middle Dutch Here (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of huus (“house”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to haring (“herring, Clupea harengus”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: Ha‧ring‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
[edit]Haringhuizen n
- A village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands