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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Tollebeek in 1950. Named after a former village (first attested in 1364), the name of which derives from a compound of either Old Dutch Tolo (a personal name) or Middle Dutch tollen (“spin”) and beek (“brook, stream”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ləˌbeːk/
- Hyphenation: Tol‧le‧beek
Proper noun
Tollebeek n
- A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “tollebeek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN