Knollemanshoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as snodelhoet [read: snodelhoec] in 1319. Originally a compound of Middle Dutch snodel (“dummy, fool”) and hoec (“isolated place”). The current toponym is a compound of Knolleman (“a surname”) and hoek. Compare Snel in Snel en Polanen, Snelleveld and Snijdelwijk.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Knol‧le‧mans‧hoek

Proper noun

Knollemanshoek n

  1. A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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