Weerestein

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Weerestein in 1745. From weer (“plot of land bordered by two drainage ditches”) +‎ -stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former estate.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Wee‧re‧stein

Proper noun

Weerestein n

  1. a neighbourhood of Hillegom, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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