Cronestein

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Cronensteyn in the 16th century. Likely from van Cronenburgh (a noble surname) +‎ -stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a polder, which was named in turn after a manor named after noblewoman Elisabeth van Cronenburgh by her husband, Floris van Alckemade.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Cro‧ne‧stein

Proper noun

Cronestein n

  1. a neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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