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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as banckenmeer in 1399. Named after the former Bankrasmeer lake, a compound of the name of Saint Pancras and Middle Dutch meere (“pool, lake”). The lake may have been part of a parish dedicated to the saint.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bankras n
- A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bankras”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN