Rooversbroek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as roversbroec in 1345. Compound of Middle Dutch Rover (“a personal name”) or the plural form of rover (“robber, thief”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Roo‧vers‧broek

Proper noun edit

Rooversbroek n

A hamlet in Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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