Kerkbeek
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as De Kerck Beeck in 1680. Compound of kerk (“church”) and beek (“brook, stream”). Named after a former brook which ran through Heemskerk.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Kerk‧beek
Proper noun
Kerkbeek n
- A neighbourhood of Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “kerkbeek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN