Griffensteijn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Griftesteyn in 1681. Compound of the hydronym Grift and -stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former country house.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Grif‧fen‧steijn

Proper noun

Griffensteijn n

  1. a neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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