Bruninkshoek
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bruning in 1475. Compound of a toponym derived from Middle Dutch Bruno (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hoek (“isolated place”). Named after a former farm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbry.nɪŋksˌɦuk/
- Hyphenation: Bru‧ninks‧hoek
Proper noun
Bruninkshoek n
- A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “bruninkshoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN