Hogebrug

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as brug in 1615. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and brug (“bridge”). Named after a nearby bridge.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ho‧ge‧brug

Proper noun

Hogebrug n

  1. a hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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