Kerkbeek

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Kerck Beeck in 1680. Compound of kerk (“church”) and beek (“brook, stream”). Named after a former brook which ran through Heemskerk.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kerk‧beek

Proper noun

Kerkbeek n

1. A neighbourhood of Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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