Klooster
See also: klooster
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Klooster (plural Kloosters)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Klooster is the 39887th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 550 individuals. Klooster is most common among White (97.45%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Klooster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 320.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Drenthe) First attested as een huys geheiten ten cloester by coevorden in 1328. Derived from klooster (“monastery”). The toponym originally referred to a farmhouse located close to a monastery.
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as 't Klooster in 1838-1857. Derived from klooster, here used in the dialectal sense of "enclosed farmland".
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Klooster n
- A hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Low German edit
Noun edit
Klooster n (plural Kloosters)