Purmerbuurt

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Purmerenderweg of Purmerweg in 1899. Compound of the toponym Purmerenderweg and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”). Named after a nearby road.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Pur‧mer‧buurt

Proper noun

Purmerbuurt n

  1. A village in Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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