Sint Pieter

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Zeeland) Attested as St. Pieter in 1866. Named after Saint Peter. Allegedly named after a former Spanish fortress, although the hamlet may actually be named after a former church dedicated to Saint Peter.
  • (Limburg) First attested as Sanctum Petrum in 1155. Named after Saint Peter. Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɪnt ˈpi.tər/
  • Hyphenation: Sint Pie‧ter
  • Rhymes: -itər

Proper noun

Sint Pieter n

  1. a hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood and former municipality of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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