Kattenbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Cattenbroek in 1695. Compound of kat (“infertile”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Compare Cattenbroek.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Kat‧ten‧broek
Homophone: Cattenbroek

Proper noun

Kattenbroek n

A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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

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