Kivitsbraak

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Kievitsbraak in 1899. Compound of either kievit (“northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus”) or Kievits (“a surname”) and braak (“land that has been intensively ploughed, heath converted into farmland”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈki.vɪtsˌbraːk/
Hyphenation: Ki‧vits‧braak

Proper noun edit

Kivitsbraak n

A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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