Weerestein
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Weerestein in 1745. Compound of weer (“plot of land bordered by two drainage ditches”) and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former estate.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wee‧re‧stein
Proper noun
Weerestein n
- A neighbourhood of Hillegom, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “weerestein”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN