Etymology

Voorhees

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Today it means: A surname from Dutch. Full definition →

Dutch (van) voor Hees
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The story

  1. Dutch · borrowed from(van) voor Hees“(from) before Hees”
  2. English todayVoorhees

Anglicization of Dutch (van) voor Hees (“(from) before Hees”).

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