Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of kerk (church) and bos (forest). Named after a manor built on land formerly owned by the Catholic church of Rijsenburg.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ker‧cke‧bosch

Proper noun

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Kerckebosch n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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