Cronestein
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Attested 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 edit
Cronestein n
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.