Elsrijk
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Braeckrijk in 1681. Named after a former estate. Originally a compound of braak (“breach”) and rijk (“realm”), currently a compound of els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and rijk. The estate was renamed by one of its owners, Symon Elskamp, as a jocular reference to his surname.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Els‧rijk
Proper noun edit
Elsrijk n
- A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.