First attested as loberke in 1240. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound derived from Latin *Lobborius (a personal name) and locative suffix -acum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːr.beːk/
• Hyphenation: Loer‧beek

Loerbeek n

1. A village in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands

• Loerbekenaar
• Loerbeeks

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