Agniesebuurt

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of the name of Agniese Bokel (d. around 1335) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood was named after a noblewoman who owned the land the current neighbourhood stands on.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ag‧nie‧se‧buurt

Proper noun

Agniesebuurt n

  1. a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Agniesebuurter

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “agniesebuurt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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