Bijvanck

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Bijvang in 1839-1859. Derived from Middle Dutch bivanc (“enclosed piece of land, area which has been marked for clearance, cleared land”). The neighbourhood is located in two municipalities at the same time.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Bij‧vanck

Proper noun

Bijvanck n

A neighbourhood of Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
A neighbourhood of Huizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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