Bovenkerk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested with certainty as Bovenkerkerland in 1755. Compound of boven (“above”) and kerk (“church”), referring to an area located above an unidentified church. Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: Bo‧ven‧kerk

Proper noun

Bovenkerk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bovenkerk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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