Bankras
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as banckenmeer in 1399. Named after the former Bankrasmeer lake, a compound of the name of Saint Pancras and Middle Dutch meere (“pool, lake”). The lake may have been part of a parish dedicated to the saint.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ban‧kras
Proper noun edit
Bankras n
- A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.