Stroobos
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Strobus around 1660. Derived from strobos (“bale of straw”). Apparently named after a stack of straw used by canal labourers to shelter from rain. Alternatively, the toponym may refer to an old inn. Compare Stroodorp, Stroodorpe, Strooiendorp and Strooienstad.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editStroobos n
- A village in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN