Sint Jansklooster

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as campus S. Joannis in 1409. Compound of the name of Saint John and klooster (“monastery”). Named after a monastery founded by Johannes van Ommen (ca. 1350-1420), one of the followers of Geert Groote.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnt ˈjɑns.kloːs.tər/
Hyphenation: Sint Jans‧kloo‧ster
Rhymes: -oːstər

Proper noun

Sint Jans klooster n

A village in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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