Escamp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as estcamp around 1415. Potentially derived from a term related to Middle Dutch etten (“let graze”) and camp (“enclosed piece of land”). Compare Esveld.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Es‧camp

Proper noun

Escamp n

  1. A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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