Voort

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • (Bergeijk) Potentially attested as de Voort na Westerhoven in 1722, attested with certainty as Voort in 1973. Derived from voorde (ford, crossing).
  • (Deurne) First attested as die voert in 1450. Derived from voorde (ford, crossing).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Voort n

  1. A hamlet in Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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