Leeuwesteyn

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1630. Compound of Leeuwen (“a surname”) and stein (“manor, mansion”). Named after a former estate built by one Willem van Leeuwen.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Leeu‧we‧steyn

Proper noun edit

Leeuwesteyn n

A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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