Kreekhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kreek in 1851. Compound of the toponym Kreek (derived from kreek (“creek, gully”)) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Kreek was an independent hamlet before being absorbed by Rotterdam.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kreek‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Kreekhuizen n

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

References

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