Molenhoek.
a hamlet in Druten, Gelderland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a hamlet in Druten, Gelderland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands
a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands
a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
a neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Druten) Attested as Molenhoek in 1899. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”). * (Heumen) Attested as de Molen in 1867. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”). * (Limburg) Attested as M. [sic] in 1830-1855. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”). * (Overijssel) Attested as De Molenhoek in 1830-1855. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Meulehoeke. * (Hulst, Ossenisse) Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”). * (Hulst, Terhole) Attested as Molenhoek in 1844. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”). * (Terneuzen) Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”). * (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Hoekje in 1867. Compound of molen (“mill”) and hoek (“remote place”).
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