Schapershoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Schapers Pr in 1747. Compound of Schaper (a surname) and hoek (“corner, bend”). The settlement was named for its location in the Schapers Polder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxaː.pərsˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Scha‧pers‧hoek

Proper noun

Schapershoek n

  1. a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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