Cronestein
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Cronensteyn in the 16th century. Likely a compound of van Cronenburgh (“a noble surname”) and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a polder, which was named in turn after a manor named after noblewoman Elisabeth van Cronenburgh by her husband, Floris van Alckemade.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Cro‧ne‧stein
Proper noun
editCronestein n
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.