De Krim

• (Overijssel) First attested as De Krim in 1874. Named after Krim (“Crimea”), in turn a borrowing of Russian Крым (Krym) or Crimean Tatar Qırım. The settlement was the site of a violent confrontation between rioting labourers and military policemen in 1857 and received its name as an allusion to the Crimean War.
• (Gelderland) First attested as de Krim in 1888. Derived from Krim (“Crimea”), in turn a borrowing of Russian Крым (Krym) or Crimean Tatar Qırım. The settlement was founded during the Crimean War (1853-1856).
• (Utrecht) First attested as De Krim in 1885. Derived from Krim (“Crimea”), in turn a borrowing of Russian Крым (Krym) or Crimean Tatar Qırım. The neighbourhood was the site of several street fights and violent altercations and received its name as an allusion to the Crimean War.

• IPA^(key): /də ˈkrɪm/
• Hyphenation: De Krim
• Rhymes: -ɪm

De Krim n

1. a village in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
3. a neighbourhood of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands

• Nieuwe Krim

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