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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Ruygwerdt alias Grijpskerke in 1500. Compound of Middle Dutch Grijp (a noble surname) and kerk (“church”). The Grijp family sponsored the construction of the church which the settlement developed around.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛi̯ps.kɛrk/
- Hyphenation: Grijps‧kerk
Proper noun
Grijpskerk n
- A village and former municipality of Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN