Bijvanck

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Bijvang in 1839-1859. Derived from Middle Dutch bivanc (“enclosed piece of land, area which has been marked for clearance, cleared land”). The neighbourhood is located in two municipalities at the same time.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bij‧vanck

Proper noun

Bijvanck n

1. A neighbourhood of Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Huizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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