Nijenrode
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as minen huze, dat men hiet nyenrode in 1311. Compound of Middle Dutch nieu (“new”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). Named after a castle.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Nij‧en‧ro‧de
Proper noun
Nijenrode n
- A neighbourhood of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “nijenrode”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN