Bankras

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as banckenmeer in 1399. Named after the former Bankrasmeer lake, a compound of the name of Saint Pancras and Middle Dutch meere (“pool, lake”). The lake may have been part of a parish dedicated to the saint.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ban‧kras

Proper noun

Bankras n

1. A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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