Vloet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Vloet in 1728. Derived from dialectal vloet (“pasture next to a watercourse which floods regularly”). Compare Vleut and Vloeieind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vlut/
• Hyphenation: Vloet
• Rhymes: -ut

Proper noun

Vloet n

1. A hamlet in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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