Bruninkshoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bruning in 1475. Compound of a toponym derived from Middle Dutch Bruno (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hoek (“isolated place”). Named after a former farm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbry.nɪŋksˌɦuk/
Hyphenation: Bru‧ninks‧hoek

Proper noun

Bruninkshoek n

A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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