Belgenhoek

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Belg (“Belgian”) and hoek (“isolated place”). The Belgians who apparently founded the settlement were either refugees who fled north during the First World War or manual labourers who worked on the construction of a nearby canal. Compare Poepershoek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.ɣə(n)ˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Bel‧gen‧hoek

Proper noun

Belgenhoek n

  1. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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