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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as snodelhoet in 1319. Originally a compound of Middle Dutch snodel (“dummy, fool”) and hoec (“isolated place”). The current toponym is a compound of Knolleman (a surname) and hoek. Compare Snel in Snel en Polanen, Snelleveld and Snijdelwijk.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Knol‧le‧mans‧hoek
Proper noun
Knollemanshoek n
- A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “knollemanshoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN