Houten

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Houten. === Proper noun === Houten A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands. == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as haltna in 918-948. Etymology unknown. Not derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”) or Latin altus (“high”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Hou‧ten === Proper noun === Houten n a town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands Meronyms: De Heul, Heemstede, Honswijk, Leebrug, Oud-Wulven, Schalkwijk, 't Goy, Tull en 't Waal, Wayen ==== Derived terms ==== Houtenaar, Houtenees Houtens === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Houten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN