Broek

Meaning

1. (neuter) a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands
2. (neuter) a hamlet and former municipality of Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
3. (neuter) a hamlet in Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands
4. (neuter) a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
5. (neuter) a hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands
6. (neuter) a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
7. (neuter) a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
8. (neuter) a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
9. (neuter) a hamlet in Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands
10. (neuter) a hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands
11. (neuter) a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands
12. (neuter) a neighbourhood of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
13. (neuter) a surname

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bruk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Western Frisian: De Broek

Cognate with Limburgish: Brouk

In summary

* (Friesland) First attested as broech in 1482. Borrowed from West Frisian De Broek, derived in turn from Old Frisian brōk (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Gelderland) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Groningen) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Brook.
* (Gulpen-Wittem) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”). See also Limburgish Brouk.
* (Horst aan de Maas, Horst) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Horst aan de Maas, Sevenum) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Peel en Maas) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Simpelveld) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Laarbeek) First attested as int broeck in 1490. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Utrecht) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
* (Venlo) First attested as aen gen Broek in 1574. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
The surname derives from one of the toponyms or from one of the senses of broek.