Klein Dorregeest

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as thorengest in the 12th century. Compound of Old Dutch thoren (“thorn”) and gēst (“elevated sandy land”). The element klein (“small, lesser”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot Dorregeest.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Klein Dor‧re‧geest

Proper noun

Klein Dorregeest n

  1. a hamlet in Uitgeest, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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