Crosestein

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as het huys te Crosesteyn in 1570. Compound of the toponym De Kroost and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former manor.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Cro‧se‧stein

Proper noun

Crosestein n

A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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