Hensbroek

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hensbroec around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Hen (a personal name) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hens‧broek

Proper noun

Hensbroek n

  1. A village and former municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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