De Liesbosch

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as LIESBOSCH (DE) in 1846. Compound of lies (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”) and bos (“forest”). Named after a former mansion.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Lies‧bosch

Proper noun

De Liesbosch n

1. A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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