Cromhoffsbleek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as crummenhoff in 1280. Compound of Cromhoff (a surname) and bleek (“field used to bleach sheets”). Cromhoff refers to a former farm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔm.ɦɔfsˌbleːk/
Hyphenation: Crom‧hoffs‧bleek

Proper noun

Cromhoffsbleek n

A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “cromhoffsbleek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN