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Helvoirt
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Hélvert dialect form
Etymology
First attested as hellevorth in 1192. Likely a compound of nl dum hel bright, transparent and nl voorde ford, crossing. The first element of the compound is unlikely to be dum helle slope, incline.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɦɛl.voːrt/
nl Hel voirt
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Vught p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Keiespellersdurp<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Helvoirtenaar
nl Helvoirts
References