Bikkersvaart

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bickers Vaert in 1692. Compound of Bicker (“a surname”) and vaart (“canal”). Named after a nearby watercourse named in turn after Andries Bicker, merchant and mayor of Amsterdam.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Bik‧kers‧vaart

Proper noun

Bikkersvaart n

  1. A neighbourhood of Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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