Smitshoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Smitshoek in 1839-1859. Compound of Smits (“a surname”) and hoek (“corner”). Possibly linked to Smeetsland.

The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Smits‧hoek

Proper noun

Smitshoek n

1. A hamlet in Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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