Sint Antoniusbank

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Antonius-Bank (Saint) in 1835. Compound of the name of Saint Anthony the Great and bank (“law court, judicial entity”). The hamlet was named after the Maastricht monastery of the Hospital Brothers of Saint Anthony, which formerly owned the hamlet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnt ɑnˈtoː.ni.ʏsˌbɑŋk/
• Hyphenation: Sint An‧to‧ni‧us‧bank

Proper noun

Sint Antoniusbank n

1. A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN