Okkenbroek
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as okenbroke in 1288. Compound of Middle Dutch Okke (“a personal name”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kə(n)ˌbruk/
- Hyphenation: Ok‧ken‧broek
Proper noun
Okkenbroek n
- A village in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Okkenbroeker
- Okkenbroeks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN