Cronestein

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Cronensteyn in the 16th century. Likely a compound of van Cronenburgh (a noble surname) and stein (stone building, castle). Named after a polder, which was named in turn after a manor named after noblewoman Elisabeth van Cronenburgh by her husband, Floris van Alckemade.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Cro‧ne‧stein

Proper noun

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Cronestein n

  1. A neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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