Broekkant

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Cranendonck) First attested as Broekkant in 1838-1857. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Heikant.
  • (Laarbeek) First attested as aan den Broekkant in 1793. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”).
  • (Land van Cuijk) First attested as aan den Broekkant in 1745. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”). The element broek was added to distinguish the settlement from Peelkant and Zandkant.
  • (Someren) First attested as Broekant in 1846. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and kant (“side, edge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbruk.kɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Broek‧kant

Proper noun

Broekkant n

  1. A hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
  4. A hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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