Princenhage
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- 't Aogje (dialect form)
Etymology
editFirst attested as vulgenhagen around 1198. Compound of prins (“prince”) and haag (“preserve, enclosed area, hunting grounds”). The element prins refers to the Princes of Orange, whose ancestors acquired the settlement in the 15th century. See also Prinsenbeek. Formerly an independent village.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPrincenhage n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN