Oostbroek

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Limburg) First attested as Overbrock in 1803-1820. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from Westbroek. See also Limburgish 't Klei-Brook.
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as Oostbroek in 1874. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Named after a former farmhouse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːst.bruk/
  • Hyphenation: Oost‧broek

Proper noun

Oostbroek n

  1. A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oostbroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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