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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Braeckrijk in 1681. Named after a former estate. Originally a compound of braak (“breach”) and rijk (“realm”), currently a compound of els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and rijk. The estate was renamed by one of its owners, Symon Elskamp, as a jocular reference to his surname.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elsrijk n
- A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “elsrijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN