Hensbroek

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as hensbroec around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Hen (“a personal name”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Hens‧broek

Proper noun[edit]

Hensbroek n

  1. A village and former municipality of Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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