Boerdonk

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Boerring (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as boerdonc in 1311. Compound of boer (“farmer”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). So named to distinguish the settlement from the Donk in Beek en Donk and Keldonk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbur.dɔŋk/, [buːr-]
  • Hyphenation: Boer‧donk

Proper noun

Boerdonk n

  1. a village in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Zandhazenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

  • Boerdonkenaar
  • Boerdonks

References

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