Sint Jansklooster
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as campus S. Joannis in 1409. Compound of the name of Saint John and klooster (“monastery”). Named after a monastery founded by Johannes van Ommen (ca. 1350-1420), one of the followers of Geert Groote.
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Proper noun[edit]
- A village in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN