Oostereng

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gooise Meren) Attested as De Eng in 1839-1859. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and eng (“farmland located next to a village”). The toponym contrasts with Middeneng and Westereng.
• (Laren) Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and eng (“farmland located next to a village”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧eng

Proper noun

Oostereng n

1. A neighbourhood of Gooise Meren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Laren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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