Sonniuswijk

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Sonnius (a surname) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). Named after the Catholic bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch and theologian Franciscus Sonnius (1506-1576).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.ni.ʏsˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Son‧ni‧us‧wijk

Proper noun

Sonniuswijk n

  1. a hamlet in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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