Broek.
a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands
a hamlet and former municipality of Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
a hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands
a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
a hamlet in Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands
a hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands
a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands
a neighbourhood of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
a surname
Where this word comes from
* (Friesland) First attested as broech in 1482. Borrowed from West Frisian De Broek, derived in turn from Old Frisian brōk (“marsh, marshland”). * (Zuid-Holland) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). * (Gelderland) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). * (Groningen) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Brook. * (Gulpen-Wittem) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Limburgish Brouk. * (Horst aan de Maas, Horst) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). * (Horst aan de Maas, Sevenum) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). * (Peel en Maas) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). * (Simpelveld) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). * (Laarbeek) First attested as int broeck in 1490. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). * (Utrecht) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). * (Venlo) First attested as aen gen Broek in 1574. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). The surname derives from one of the toponyms or from one of the senses of broek.
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