Hoogbroek

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Neder-Betuwe) First attested as Hoogbroek in 1874. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The name is a reference to the marshland being subject to flooding only at certain times of the year.
  • (Wijchen) First attested as Hoogbroek in 1899. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The name is a reference to the marshland being subject to flooding only at certain times of the year.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoːx.bruk/
  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧broek

Proper noun

Hoogbroek n

  1. a hamlet in Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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