Grevenbroich

German

Etymology

The latter part is -broich, Rhenish form of Bruch (“marshland”). The former is perhaps Graf (“count, earl”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁeːvənˈbʁoːx/ (locally and generally in North Rhine-Westphalia)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁeːvənbʁɔʏ̯ç/ (spelling pronunciation often heard from outsiders)

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Proper noun

Grevenbroich n (proper noun, genitive Grevenbroichs or (optionally with an article) Grevenbroich)

1. A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany