Tollebeek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Tollebeek in 1950. Named after a former village (first attested in 1364), the name of which derives from a compound of either Old Dutch Tolo (“a personal name”) or Middle Dutch tollen (“spin”) and beek (“brook, stream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.ləˌbeːk/
• Hyphenation: Tol‧le‧beek

Proper noun

Tollebeek n

1. A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Tollebeker
• Tollebeeks

References

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