Cattenbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as cattenbroeck and katenbruch in 1217. Compound of Middle Dutch catte (“lesser, poor”) and broec (“marsh, marshland”). The first element may refer to a type of infertile clay. Compare Kattenbroek.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Cat‧ten‧broek
• Homophone: Kattenbroek

Proper noun

Cattenbroek n

1. A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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