De Hambaken

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as den hangbaec in 1403. If the oldest attestation is correct, the toponym may derive from Middle Dutch hangbake (“smoked ham”) and be named after a house.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /də ˈɦɑm.baː.kə(n)/
Hyphenation: De Ham‧ba‧ken

Proper noun edit

De Hambaken n

A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN