Janssenstichting

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as P.W. Janssenstichting in 1958. Compound of Janssen (“a surname”) and stichting (“foundation”). Named after Peter Wilhelm Janssen, an entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded several social organisations and developed land in the Ooststellingwerf area.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjɑn.sə(n)ˌstɪx.tɪŋ/
Hyphenation: Jans‧sen‧stich‧ting

Proper noun

Janssenstichting n

A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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