Overbroek

Dutch

Alternative forms

• 't Ovverbroêk (hamlet near Venray, dialect form)

Etymology

• (Venray) First attested as overbroke in 1323. Compound of over (“opposite, on the other side”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
• (Heerlen) Attested as Overbroek in 1803-1820. Compound of over (“opposite, on the other side”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Limburgish Euverbrook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.vər.bruk/
• Hyphenation: Over‧broek

Proper noun

Overbroek n

1. a hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands
2. a neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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