Quatrebras

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Quatrebras sometime after 1864. Derived from French quatre bras (“crossroads”). Originally the name of an inn, which was named as a double reference to its location at a crossroads as well as to Les Quatre Bras near Genappe in Belgium, where William II of Orange repulsed a French attack the day before the Battle of Waterloo on June 16 1815.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈk(ʋ)ɑt.rəˌbrɑs/
• Hyphenation: Qua‧tre‧bras

Proper noun

Quatrebras n

1. A hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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