Griffensteijn
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Griftesteyn in 1681. Compound of the hydronym Grift and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former country house.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Grif‧fen‧steijn
Proper noun
Griffensteijn n
- A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “griffensteijn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN