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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Cronensteyn in the 16th century. Likely a compound of van Cronenburgh (a noble surname) and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a polder, which was named in turn after a manor named after noblewoman Elisabeth van Cronenburgh by her husband, Floris van Alckemade.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Cro‧ne‧stein
Proper noun
Cronestein n
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “cronestein”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN