Overbroek

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • (hamlet near Venray) 't Ovverbroêk (dialect form)

Etymology
  • (Venray) First attested as overbroke in 1323. Compound of over (“opposite, on the other side”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
  • (Heerlen) Attested as Overbroek in 1803-1820. Compound of over (“opposite, on the other side”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Limburgish Euverbrook.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoː.vər.bruk/
  • Hyphenation: Over‧broek

Proper noun

Overbroek n

  1. A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.

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