Maria Christinawijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Helde Wiers Kamp in 1845. The neighbourhood was named after Princess Maria Christina of Orange-Nassau (b. 1947). Before then, it was named after Jacob Heldewier (d. 1692), a councilman of Heerlen who owned land near the current neighbourhood.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːˈri.aː krɪsˈti.naːˌʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Ma‧ria Chris‧ti‧na‧wijk
Proper noun
Maria Christinawijk n
- A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN