Kerkbuurt
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Kerkebuur (Medemblik, West Frisian)
Etymology
- (Medemblik) Attested as Kerkbuurt in 1913. Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
- (Schagen) Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
- (Waterland) First attested as Merckerk in 1573. Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
- (Zaanstad) First attested as Kerk-Buert in 1658. Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
- (Zuid-Holland) Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
- (Oostzaan) First attested as Westerkerkbuurt, Oosterkerkbuurt in 1839-1859. Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
- (Overijssel)Attested as Kerkbuurt in 1899. Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛrk.byːrt/
- Hyphenation: Kerk‧buurt
Proper noun
Kerkbuurt n
- a hamlet in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands
- a neighbourhood of Oostzaan, North Holland, Netherlands
- a neighbourhood of Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kerkbuurt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN