Piet Gijzenbrug

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as PIET-GIJZENBRUG in 1851. Derived from Piet (a personal name), Gijzen (a surname) and brug (“bridge”). Named after a bridge operated by one Piet Gijzen between 1678 and 1689.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Piet Gij‧zen‧brug

Proper noun

Piet Gijzen brug n

A hamlet in Teylingen, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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