Zuidgeest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as zuutgeest in 1289. Compound of zuid (“southern, south-”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”). The element zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Noordgeest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzœy̯t.ɣeːst/
• Hyphenation: Zuid‧geest

Proper noun

Zuidgeest n

1. A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN