De Bree

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Bree around 1696. Derived from breed (“broad, wide”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Bree

Proper noun

De Bree n

1. A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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