Moerbeek

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • De Morrebok (West Frisian)

Etymology

Attested as Moerbeeckerthyenden van Nyerop in 1593. Compound of moer (“moor, fenland”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Moer‧beek

Proper noun

Moerbeek n

  1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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