Word origins

• fierljeppenA form of pole vaulting where the objective is to jump across a ditch as far as possible, rather than overcome a height.
• Fire IslandThe large center island of the outer barrier islands parallel to the south shore of Long Island, New York, United States.
• FlennikenA surname from Dutch.
• FlevopolderA polder in Flevoland, Netherlands, Europe.
• fluytA kind of Dutch sailing vessel developed in the 16th century, used to transport cargo.
• flyboatA large flat-bottomed coasting vessel, formerly found in Holland, Spain and Portugal.
• foederA very large wooden vat in which beer is lagered.
• forlorn hopeA small troop of soldiers picked to make an advance attack, or the first attack; a storming party.
• forstaTo comprehend; understand.
• FranekeradeelA former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
• freebooterAn adventurer who pillages, plunders, or thieves privately or for compensation; or wages ad-hoc war on other nations, similar to mercenary; also a "freeboot".
• Fresh KillsA stream and freshwater estuary in the western portion of the New York City borough of Staten Island.
• frikandelA deep-fried snack originating from the Netherlands mainly containing ground meat and breadcrumbs, to some degree resembling a sausage.
• fritessausA Dutch condiment resembling sweetened mayonnaise, often served on French fries.
• GanshorenA commune or municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
• garboardThe board on a boat which attaches to the keel running fore and aft along the bottom.
• GeerlofA surname from Dutch.
• GeertruidenbergA city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• Geldrop-MierloA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• Gemert-BakelA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• gezelligHaving a cosy or pleasant, or sociable atmosphere; convivial and inviting.
• Gilze en RijenA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• Goeree-OverflakkeeAn island and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• GoeweyA surname from Dutch.
• GoirleA village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• GomaristA follower of Franciscus Gomarus, a 17th-century Dutch Calvinist who strongly opposed the Arminians; an adherent of orthodox Reformed soteriology in the Arminian controversy.
• Gooise MerenA municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
• goropismA hypothesis, similar to the one originally propounded by Goropius which is now discredited, that some attested or modern language such as Dutch, Hebrew, or Turkish was the original language of human beings.
• GoudeketA surname from Dutch.
• governanteA female ruler or regent.
• grachtA canal in a city, with houses on each side.
• Gramercy ParkA park, a neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, United States.
• Green HeartThe Gouda region in South Holland, Netherlands.
• GreevenA surname from Dutch.
• gruitAn herbal mixture, used in the flavouring of beer, that preceded the use of hops.
• GubbelsA surname from Dutch.
• GueldersA historical duchy of the Low Countries.
• Gulpen-WittemA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• HaaksbergenA village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.
• haberdinecod salted and dried.
• hagelslagSmall, oblong, sweet-tasting chocolate granules, which are sprinkled on slices of buttered bread or rusks.
• HagenaarA native or inhabitant of The Hague.
• HalderbergeA municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
• HalfwegA village in Haarlemmermeer municipality, North Holland, Netherlands, halfway between Amsterdam and Haarlem.
• halvarineA form of reduced-fat margarine from Holland.
• HammakerA surname.
• hammerclothThe cloth that covers a coachbox.
• Hamont-AchelA municipality of Limburg, Belgium.
• Hanny's VoorwerpA voorwerpje in the Leo Minor constellation near the galaxy IC 2497. The first such object discovered, an intergalactic gas cloud lit up by an extinguished quasar. The quasar jet has burned a hole in the intergalatic cloud, and some collapse, causing star formation, making this voorwerpje a candidate as a galaxy or star cluster.
• Hans in kelderAn unborn child.
• HaverlandA surname from Dutch.
• HawverA surname from Dutch.
• head cheeseA terrine made from the flesh of the head of a pig (such as the face).
• headfooterSynonym of tadpole person.
• hedge sermonAn open-air religious service held by Calvinists in the Low Countries during the Reformation, typically in rural areas beyond the reach of civic authorities.
• 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.
• hell gateThe entrance to hell, seen as an embodiment of evil.
• henbitAn annual herb, of species Lamium amplexicaule, with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves.
• 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.
• heuweltjieA kind of large mound, of disputed origin, above or near the surface of the landscape in parts of South Africa.
• 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.
• Hook of HollandA coastal town and ferry port in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands.
• hor lanTo have unexpectedly lost one's way and gone off course; to get lost and end up in some faraway place.
• horribile audituHorrible to hear.
• Horst aan de MaasA municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
• howzitHello; what's up?
• 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.
• HydrickA 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.
• in hockHaving been pawned.
• 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.
• KangeaneseOf or relating to Kangean, its inhabitants, or their language or culture.
• keelhaulTo punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.
• KennamerA surname from Dutch.
• KennemerlandA coastal region of North Holland surrounding Haarlem.