Spijkerboor

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Drenthe) First attested as de Spykerboor in 1792. Derived from spijkerboor (“brace”). The toponym probably references a curved stream or road. Compare Zwingelspaan. See also Dutch Low Saxon Spiekerboor.
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as Spykerboors gat in 1575. Derived from spijkerboor (“brace”). Originally a hydronym referring to a watercourse that was shaped roughly like a brace.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌspɛi̯.kərˈboːr/ (Drenthe)
  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛi̯.kərˌboːr/ (Noord-Holland)
  • Hyphenation: Spij‧ker‧boor
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Proper noun

Spijkerboor n

  1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Wormerland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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