Vinkenbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vinkenbroec in 1289. Compound of vink (“chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪŋ.kə(n)ˌbruk/
• Hyphenation: Vin‧ken‧broek

Proper noun

Vinkenbroek n

1. A hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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