Cruquius
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as CRUQUIUS (DE) in 1851. Named after the steam-powered pumphouse De Cruquius that was used to drain the Haarlemmermeer, which in turn was named after Nicholaas Samuelszoon Cruquius. Cruquius had latinised his surname Kruik.
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editProper noun
editCruquius n
- A village in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.