De Keegen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Keegen in 1718. Borrowed from West Frisian De Kegen, derived from the plural form of keeg (“land next to water, land located outside a levee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈkeː.ɣə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: De Kee‧gen
  • Rhymes: -eːɣən

Proper noun

De Keegen n

  1. a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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