Rooversbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as roversbroec in 1345. Compound of Middle Dutch Rover (“a personal name”) or the plural form of rover (“robber, thief”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Roo‧vers‧broek

Proper noun

Rooversbroek n

  1. A hamlet in Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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