Noordbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in broke in the 13th century. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerbroek and Zuidbroek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːrt.bruk/
  • Hyphenation: Noord‧broek

Proper noun

Noordbroek n

  1. A village and former municipality of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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