Vrouwentroost

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Vrouwentroost in 1874. Named after a nearby fortress. Potentially derived from vrouwentroost (“women's consolation”) as a jocular reference to the soldiers stationed at the fortress.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Vrou‧wen‧troost

Proper noun

Vrouwentroost n

  1. a hamlet in Aalsmeer, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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