Klein Dorregeest

Dutch

Etymology

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

Hyphenation: Klein Dor‧re‧geest

Proper noun

Klein Dorre geest n

A hamlet in Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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