Klein Dorregeest

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as thorengest in the 12th century. Compound of Old Dutch thoren (“thorn”) and gēst (“elevated sandy land”). The element klein (“small, lesser”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot Dorregeest.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Klein Dor‧re‧geest

Proper noun edit

Klein Dorre geest n

A hamlet in Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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