Helbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dat Helbroeck in 1540. Compound of either dialectal hel (“low-lying”) or helle (“lowland, marshland”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.bruk/
  • Hyphenation: Hel‧broek

Proper noun

Helbroek n

  1. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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