De Geer

Dutch

Etymology

• (Houten) First attested as terram dictam ghere in 1337. Derived from Middle Dutch gere (“wedge-shaped piece of land”).
• (Wijk bij Duurstede) Derived from geer (“wedge-shaped piece of land”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Geer

Proper noun

De Geer n

1. A neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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