Broek
See also: broek
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Friesland) First attested as broech in 1482. Borrowed from West Frisian De Broek, derived in turn from Old Frisian brōk (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Zuid-Holland) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Gelderland) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Groningen) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Brook.
- (Gulpen-Wittem) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Limburgish Brouk.
- (Horst aan de Maas, Horst) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Horst aan de Maas, Sevenum) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Peel en Maas) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Simpelveld) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Laarbeek) First attested as int broeck in 1490. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Utrecht) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
- (Venlo) First attested as aen gen Broek in 1574. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
The surname derives from one of the toponyms or from one of the senses of broek.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Broek n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet and former municipality of Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Laarbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands.
- a surname