Neerbroek

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as de broke in 1312-1350, attested with certainty as Aan de Neerbroekt in 1767. Compound of neer (“lower”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːr.bruk/
• Hyphenation: Neer‧broek

Proper noun

Neerbroek n

1. A hamlet in Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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