Zuidgeest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as zuutgeest in 1289. Compound of zuid (“southern, south-”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”). The element zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Noordgeest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzœy̯t.ɣeːst/
  • Hyphenation: Zuid‧geest

Proper noun

Zuidgeest n

  1. a hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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