Noordbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in broke in the 13th century. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerbroek and Zuidbroek.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnoːrt.bruk/
Hyphenation: Noord‧broek

Proper noun

Noordbroek n

A village and former municipality of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

Noordbroeksterhamrik

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN