Sint Pieter

Dutch

Etymology

• (Zeeland) Attested as St. Pieter in 1866. Named after Saint Peter. Allegedly named after a former Spanish fortress, although the hamlet may actually be named after a former church dedicated to Saint Peter.
• (Limburg) First attested as Sanctum Petrum in 1155. Named after Saint Peter. Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪnt ˈpi.tər/
• Hyphenation: Sint Pie‧ter
• Rhymes: -itər

Proper noun

Sint Pieter n

1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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