Westerbeek
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Westerbeek.
Proper noun
Westerbeek (plural Westerbeeks)
- A surname from Dutch.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Westerbeek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Den Twist (local name)
Etymology
First attested in 1964. Compound of wester (“western”) and beek (“brook, stream”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌbeːk/
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧beek
Proper noun
Westerbeek n
- A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- a surname.
Derived terms
- Westerbekenaar
- Westerbeeks
Related terms
- Westerbeke
Descendants
- English: Westerbeek
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN