De Liesbosch

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as LIESBOSCH (DE) in 1846. Compound of lies (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”) and bos (“forest”). Named after a former mansion.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: De Lies‧bosch

Proper noun edit

De Lies bosch n

A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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