Vuurbaken

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Vuurbaken in 1839-1859. Derived from vuurbaken (“beacon used for signalling”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Vuur‧ba‧ken

Proper noun

Vuurbaken n

  1. a hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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