Bankras
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as banckenmeer in 1399. Named after the former Bankrasmeer lake, a compound of the name of Saint Pancras and Middle Dutch meere (“pool, lake”). The lake may have been part of a parish dedicated to the saint.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ban‧kras
Proper noun
Bankras n
- A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “bankras”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN