Grijpskerk
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst 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
editProper noun
editGrijpskerk 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