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 (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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