De Lobben
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as lobbendijck in 1304. Derived from a substantivised form of Middle Dutch lobbe (“weak, soft”), referring here to loose soil.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: De Lob‧ben
Proper noun
De Lobben n
- A neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de lobben”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN