Oostbroek

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) First attested as Overbrock in 1803-1820. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from Westbroek. See also Limburgish 't Klei-Brook.
• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as Oostbroek in 1874. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Named after a former farmhouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːst.bruk/
• Hyphenation: Oost‧broek

Proper noun

Oostbroek n

1. A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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