Hoogriebroek

Dutch

Alternative forms

't Hogerieberick (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Hoog Rietbroek in 1838-1857. Derived from a compound of rijt (“small natural watercourse”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element hoog (“high, upper”) was added later to distinguish the settlement from Laagriebroek.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦoːxˈri.bruk/
Hyphenation: Hoog‧rie‧broek

Proper noun

Hoogriebroek n

A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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