Westerbeek
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch Westerbeek.
Proper noun edit
Westerbeek (plural Westerbeeks)
- A surname from Dutch.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Westerbeek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Den Twist (local name)
Etymology edit
First attested in 1964. Compound of wester (“western”) and beek (“brook, stream”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Westerbeek n
- A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- a surname.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: Westerbeek
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN