Vinkenbuurt
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Vinkenbuurt. Compound of either vink (“chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”) or dialectal vinke (“low-quality turf”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, hamlet”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editVinkenbuurt n
- A hamlet in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN