Oegstgeest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as osgeregest in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch Osger (“a personal name”) and gest (“elevated sandy land”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: Oegst‧geest

Proper noun

Oegstgeest n

  1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Oegstgeestenaar
  • Oegstgeests

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