Agniesebuurt

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of the name of Agniese Bokel (d. around 1335) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood was named after a noblewoman who owned the land the current neighbourhood stands on.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ag‧nie‧se‧buurt

Proper noun

Agniesebuurt n

1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Agniesebuurter

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “agniesebuurt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN