Rooversbroek

Dutch

Etymology

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

• Hyphenation: Roo‧vers‧broek

Proper noun

Rooversbroek n

1. A hamlet in Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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