Smitshoek

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Etymology

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Attested as Smitshoek in 1839-1859. Compound of Smits (a surname) and hoek (corner). Possibly linked to Smeetsland.

The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Smits‧hoek

Proper noun

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Smitshoek n

  1. A hamlet in Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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