Crosestein

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as het huys te Crosesteyn in 1570. Compound of the toponym De Kroost and -stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former manor.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Cro‧se‧stein

Proper noun

Crosestein n

  1. a neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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