Piet Gijzenbrug

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as PIET-GIJZENBRUG in 1851. Derived from Piet (“a personal name”), Gijzen (“a surname”) and brug (“bridge”). Named after a bridge operated by one Piet Gijzen between 1678 and 1689.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Piet Gij‧zen‧brug

Proper noun

Piet Gijzenbrug n

  1. A hamlet in Teylingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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