Benthuizen

First attested as benthusen in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).

• Hyphenation: Bent‧hui‧zen

Benthuizen n

1. A village and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

• Benthuizenaar
• Benthuizer

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “benthuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN