Strevelshoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as strevelshoeck in 1340. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch hoeck (“corner, isolated place”). The first element may be a personal name or a term reinterpreted to Middle Dutch strevel (“bush, shrub”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Stre‧vels‧hoek

Proper noun

Strevelshoek n

  1. A hamlet and former municipality of Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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