Hensbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hensbroec around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Hen (“a personal name”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hens‧broek

Proper noun

Hensbroek n

1. A village and former municipality of Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Hensbroeker
• Hensbroeks

References

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