Zuidgeest
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as zuutgeest in 1289. Compound of zuid (“southern, south-”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”). The element zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Noordgeest.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Zuidgeest n
- A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN