Weerestein

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Weerestein in 1745. Compound of weer (“plot of land bordered by two drainage ditches”) and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former estate.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wee‧re‧stein

Proper noun

Weerestein n

1. A neighbourhood of Hillegom, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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