Kerkbuurt

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Kerkebuur (Medemblik, West Frisian)

Etymology

• (Medemblik) Attested as Kerkbuurt in 1913. Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
• (Schagen) Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
• (Waterland) First attested as Merckerk in 1573. Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
• (Zaanstad) First attested as Kerk-Buert in 1658. Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
• (Zuid-Holland) Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
• (Oostzaan) First attested as Westerkerkbuurt, Oosterkerkbuurt in 1839-1859. Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
• (Overijssel)Attested as Kerkbuurt in 1899. Compound of kerk (“church”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛrk.byːrt/
• Hyphenation: Kerk‧buurt

Proper noun

Kerkbuurt n

1. A hamlet in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands
4. A hamlet in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands
5. A hamlet in Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands
6. A neighbourhood of Oostzaan, North Holland, Netherlands
7. A neighbourhood of Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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