Re: USAGE: Betreft: USAGE: surname prefixes
| From: | Irina Rempt <ira@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, April 21, 2000, 19:02 |
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> I know that 's Hertogenbosch is the official name of Den Bosch. Is 's
> Granvenhage the official name of Den Haag?
Yes. The spelling is 's-Gravenhage, without the 'n', but I suppose
that's a typo.
des graven hage
of-the count hedge (or "hunting ground", probably more plausible)
Irina
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