Noordgeest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nortgeest in 1289. Compound of noord (“northern, north-”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuidgeest. Formerly an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnoːrt.ɣeːst/
Hyphenation: Noord‧geest

Proper noun

Noordgeest n

A neighbourhood of Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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