Voorhees

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US/ˈvɔɹhiz/

proper noun

A surname from Dutch.

OriginDutch (van) voor Hees →
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Meanings

proper nounVoorhees (countable and uncountable, plural Voorheeses)

plural Voorheeses · alternative Voorheis · alternative Voorhies · alternative Voorhes · alternative Voorhis · alternative Vorhies

  1. countableA surname from Dutch.

    Mears was cast as the iconic boogeyman Jason Voorhees in the new "Friday the 13th" movie.

    2009 February 12, Brittany Kaplan, “New Jason unmasked for 'Friday the 13th'”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023
  2. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA township in Camden County, New Jersey.

Origin

  1. Dutch(van) voor Hees“(from) before Hees”
  2. EnglishVoorhees

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

overshoe
Cite this entry
APA

Voorhees. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Voorhees

MLA

“Voorhees.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Voorhees. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Voorhees,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Voorhees.

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