Adegeest
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Noort-Hofflants off Adegeester polder in 1647. Potentially a compound of a personal name or the hydronym Ade (derived from a hypercorrection of aa (“water, river”)) and geest (“elevated sandy land”). Named after a former manor.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ade‧geest
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