Abbenbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as appenbruech in 1206. Compound of Middle Dutch Abbe (“a personal name”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ab‧ben‧broek

Proper noun

Abbenbroek n

  1. A village and former municipality of Nissewaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Abbenbroeker
  • Abbenbroeks

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