Word origins

• HagenaarA native or inhabitant of The Hague.
• HalderbergeA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• halvarineA form of reduced-fat margarine from Holland.
• Hamont-AchelA municipality of Limburg, Belgium.
• HaverlandA surname from Dutch.
• heemraadIn Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts.
• HeemstedeA village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• Heeze-LeendeA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• HeilooA municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• Hendrik-Ido-AmbachtA town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• HersmanA surname from Dutch.
• het BildtA former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
• Het HogelandA municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.
• HeyboerA surname from Dutch.
• HillegomA village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• HilvarenbeekA village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• Hoeksche WaardAn island and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• Hof van TwenteA municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.
• hogan-moganA kind of strong alcoholic drink.
• Hollands KroonA municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• horribile audituHorrible to hear.
• Horst aan de MaasA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• HugenholtzA surname from Dutch.
• HulsizerA surname from Dutch.
• HulskampA surname.
• HulslanderA surname from Dutch.
• HulsmanA surname from Dutch.
• HunnemanA surname from Dutch.
• HunseA surname from Dutch.
• HuylebroekA surname from Dutch.
• IetsismAn unspecified belief in an undefined transcendent reality.
• IJsselsteinA city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
• ijzerkoekjeA soft cookie baked on a checkered iron plate that gives it a characteristic pattern.
• IngelmunsterA municipality of West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium.
• IsraëlObsolete and non-native speakers' English spelling of Israel.
• jeneverA Dutch and Flemish alcoholic spirit, flavoured with juniper, rather like gin.
• Kaag en BraassemA municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• kabouterA tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.
• KennamerA surname from Dutch.
• KennemerlandA coastal region of North Holland surrounding Haarlem.
• KiekefretterA native or inhabitant of Brussels.
• kiersA surname from Dutch.
• Kill Van KullA strait between Staten Island, New York and Bergen Neck, New Jersey in United States, part of the New York Bay.
• KinrooiA municipality of Limburg, Belgium.
• KiracofeAn uncommon surname from Dutch, German, or Bulgarian.
• kleenebokA blue duiker, a small, active antelope of South Africa (Philantomba monticola).
• klewangA short, machete-like cutlass from Malaysia and Indonesia.
• KoekelbergA municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
• KoetjeA surname from Dutch.
• KoggenlandA municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• kokerA sluice.
• KottenbrookA surname from Dutch.
• kransA surname from Dutch.
• KrimpenerwaardA municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• kroepoekAn Indonesian (Javanese) shrimp cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various spices.
• kroketA croquette filled with ragout, commonly sold in a Dutch snack bar and generally of an elongated shape.
• kruidnoota small hemispherical spiced cookie with speculaas spices, eaten during Sinterklaas celebrations. Typically harder and smaller than a pepernoot.
• LaarbeekA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• landlouperA vagabond; a vagrant.
• Land van CuijkA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• LansingerlandA municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• LeeuwarderadeelA former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
• leeuwendaalderA silver coin minted from 1575 by the rebelling Dutch provinces and subsequently the Dutch Republic with a nominal value varying between 32 and 42 stivers, also used for trade in the American colonies and the Levant, in use until the 18th century.
• LeiderdorpA municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• Leidschendam-VoorburgA municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• LeudalA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• Loon op ZandA village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• LopikA village and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
• LosserA village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.
• MaaseikA city and municipality of Belgium.
• MaasgouwA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• MaashorstA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• MaassluisA city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• maatjeA fermented herring.
• margravineThe wife of a margrave.
• masterstickAn essay written by a tradesman in order to qualify for his trade.
• MedendorpA surname from Dutch.
• MeerssenA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• MeierijstadA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• MeskerA surname from Dutch.
• mevrouwA Dutchwoman, especially a Dutch or Afrikaner mistress.
• MichaëlA male given name from Dutch
• Midden-DelflandA municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• Midden-GroningenA municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.
• MolenlandenA municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• MontfoortA city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
• Mook en MiddelaarA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• mutsjeAn old Dutch liquid measure, equivalent to 0.1516 litres.
• mynheerSir, as a polite form of address to a Dutchman or Afrikaner.
• nausA surname from Dutch.
• NederweertA village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• NegerhollandsA Dutch-based creole, also incorporating elements of Danish, English, French, Spanish and West African languages, once spoken in what are now the US Virgin Islands.
• NieuwkoopA village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• NissewaardA municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• Noardeast-FryslânA municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
• Nuenen, Gerwen en NederwettenA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• ObbrusselA municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
• OckermanA surname from Dutch.
• OegstgeestA village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
• OirschotA village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.