De Lobben

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lobbendijck in 1304. Derived from a substantivised form of Middle Dutch lobbe (“weak, soft”), referring here to loose soil.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Lob‧ben

Proper noun

De Lobben n

1. A neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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