Rooversbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as roversbroec in 1345. Compound of Middle Dutch Rover (a personal name) or the plural form of rover (“robber, thief”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Roo‧vers‧broek

Proper noun

Rooversbroek n

  1. a hamlet in Lisse, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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