Smitshoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Smitshoek in 1839-1859. Compound of Smits (a surname) and hoek (“corner”). Possibly linked to Smeetsland.

The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Smits‧hoek

Proper noun

Smitshoek n

  1. a hamlet in Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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