Cronestein

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Cronensteyn in the 16th century. Likely a compound of van Cronenburgh (“a noble surname”) and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a polder, which was named in turn after a manor named after noblewoman Elisabeth van Cronenburgh by her husband, Floris van Alckemade.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Cro‧ne‧stein

Proper noun

Cronestein n

1. A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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