Griffensteijn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Griftesteyn in 1681. Compound of the hydronym Grift and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former country house.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Grif‧fen‧steijn

Proper noun

Griffensteijn n

1. A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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