Voorhees

//ˈvɔɹhiz// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Dutch. countable
  2. 2
    A placename; A census-designated place in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A township in Camden County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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