Etymology[edit]
Attested as De Bree around 1696. Derived from breed (“broad, wide”). Named after a polder.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
De Bree n
- A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de bree”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN