Strevelshoek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as strevelshoeck in 1340. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch hoeck (“corner, isolated place”). The first element may be a personal name or a term reinterpreted to Middle Dutch strevel (“bush, shrub”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Stre‧vels‧hoek

Proper noun edit

Strevelshoek n

A hamlet and former municipality of Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Rijsoort en Strevelshoek

References edit

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