Bleskensgraaf

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as grauelant in 1255. Compound of a diminutive form of Middle Dutch Blasius (a personal name), and the hydronym Grave.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bles‧kens‧graaf

Proper noun

Bleskensgraaf n

  1. a village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen

References

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