Schapershoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Schapers Pr in 1747. Compound of Schaper (“a surname”) and hoek (“corner, bend”). The settlement was named for its location in the Schapers Polder.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxaː.pərsˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Scha‧pers‧hoek

Proper noun

Schapershoek n

  1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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