Brouwershaven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as brijdorpersluis around 1305. Likely a compound of Brouwer (a surname) and haven (“harbour”). Compare Biervliet.

See also Zealandic Brouwes'aeven, Brouw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbrɑu̯.ərsˈɦaː.və(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Brouw‧ers‧ha‧ven
  • Rhymes: -aːvən

Proper noun

Brouwershaven n

  1. a city and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Brouwershavenaar
  • Brouwershavens
  • van Brouwershaven

References

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