Vuurbaken

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Vuurbaken in 1839-1859. Derived from vuurbaken (“beacon used for signalling”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Vuur‧ba‧ken

Proper noun

Vuurbaken n

1. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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