Grijpskerk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ruygwerdt alias Grijpskerke in 1500. Compound of Middle Dutch Grijp (a noble surname) and kerk (“church”). The Grijp family sponsored the construction of the church which the settlement developed around.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɛi̯ps.kɛrk/
Hyphenation: Grijps‧kerk

Proper noun

Grijpskerk n

A village and former municipality of Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN