Moerbeek

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • De Morrebok (West Frisian)

Etymology

Attested as Moerbeeckerthyenden van Nyerop in 1593. Compound of moer (“moor, fenland”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Moer‧beek

Proper noun

Moerbeek n

  1. a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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