Den Bonsen Hoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Den Bonsen Hoek in 1695. Derived from a variant of bont (“motley”) and hoek (“corner”). Originally the name of a field. The precise meaning of the element bont is unclear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛn ˈbɔn.sə(n) ˈɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Den Bon‧sen Hoek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Den Bonsen Hoek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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