Helbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dat Helbroeck in 1540. Compound of either dialectal hel (“low-lying”) or helle (“lowland, marshland”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛl.bruk/
• Hyphenation: Hel‧broek

Proper noun

Helbroek n

1. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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