Knollemanshoek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as snodelhoet [read: snodelhoec] in 1319. Originally a compound of Middle Dutch snodel (“dummy, fool”) and hoec (“isolated place”). The current toponym is a compound of Knolleman (“a surname”) and hoek. Compare Snel in Snel en Polanen, Snelleveld and Snijdelwijk.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Knol‧le‧mans‧hoek

Proper noun edit

Knollemanshoek n

A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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