Grijpskerk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Ruygwerdt alias Grijpskerke in 1500. Compound of Middle Dutch Grijp (“a noble surname”) and kerk (“church”). The Grijp family sponsored the construction of the church which the settlement developed around.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɛi̯ps.kɛrk/
Hyphenation: Grijps‧kerk

Proper noun edit

Grijpskerk n

A village and former municipality of Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN