Helbroek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as dat Helbroeck in 1540. Compound of either dialectal hel (“low-lying”) or helle (“lowland, marshland”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛl.bruk/
Hyphenation: Hel‧broek

Proper noun edit

Helbroek n

A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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