De Buurt

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drechterland) Derived from buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
• (Medemblik) Attested as de Buert in 1680. Derived from buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Buurt

Proper noun

De Buurt n

1. A hamlet in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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