Stokske

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tstocxken in 1630. Derived from a diminutive form of stok (“stick, branch”) here referring to a land reclamation settlement of small size.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɔks.kə/
Hyphenation: Stoks‧ke

Proper noun

Stokske n

A hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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