Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as de Ruigenhoek in 1839-1859. Compound of ruig (overgrown) and hoek (corner, sharp bend).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Rui‧gen‧hoek

Proper noun edit

Ruigenhoek n

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

References edit

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