Stokske

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tstocxken in 1630. Derived from a diminutive form of stok (“stick, branch”) here referring to a land reclamation settlement of small size.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɔks.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Stoks‧ke

Proper noun

Stokske n

  1. a hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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