Vrouwentroost

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Vrouwentroost in 1874. Named after a nearby fortress. Potentially derived from vrouwentroost (“women's consolation”) as a jocular reference to the soldiers stationed at the fortress.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Vrou‧wen‧troost

Proper noun edit

Vrouwentroost n

A hamlet in Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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