Oud-Zuilen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sulen around 1169. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym. The village was initially called Zuilen before being overshadowed by its younger neighbour, which led to the application of the prefix oud (“old”) to the toponym.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Oud-‧Zui‧len

Proper noun

Oud-Zuilen n

A village in Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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