De Groep

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Groep in 1696. Derived from the hydronym De Groep, derived in turn from Middle Dutch groepe (“ditch, gutter”) or dialectal groep (“ditch serving to delineate property boundaries or to drain a property”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: De Groep

Proper noun

De Groep n

  1. a hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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