Bleskensgraaf

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as grauelant in 1255. Compound of a diminutive form of Middle Dutch Blasius (“a personal name”), and the hydronym Grave.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Bles‧kens‧graaf

Proper noun

Bleskensgraaf n

  1. A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen

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