Balinge

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as balinghe in 1381-1383. Derived from a familiar form of Old Dutch Baldo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Baoling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaː.lɪ.ŋə/
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧lin‧ge
  • Rhymes: -aːlɪŋə

Proper noun

Balinge n

  1. a village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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