Hensbroek
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hensbroec around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Hen (“a personal name”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Hens‧broek
Proper noun
Hensbroek n
- A village and former municipality of Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Hensbroeker
- Hensbroeks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “hensbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN