Attested as Els beek in 1830-1855. Compound of els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and beek (“brook, stream”). Originally the name of a stream. Compare Elsebeke.
- IPA(key): /ˈɛls.beːk/
- Hyphenation: Els‧beek
Elsbeek n
- A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “elsbeek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN