Den Bonsen Hoek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Den Bonsen Hoek in 1695. Derived from a variant of bont (“motley”) and hoek (“corner”). Originally the name of a field. The precise meaning of the element bont is unclear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛn ˈbɔn.sə(n) ˈɦuk/
• Hyphenation: Den Bon‧sen Hoek
• Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Den Bonsen Hoek n

1. A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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