Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as brug in 1615. Compound of hoog (high, elevated) and brug (bridge). Named after a nearby bridge.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ho‧ge‧brug

Proper noun

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Hogebrug n

  1. A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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