Eldrik

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as eldryc in 1340. Etymology unknown. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch elder (“old”) and either wijk (“settlement, village”) or dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl.drɪk/
  • Hyphenation: El‧drik

Proper noun

Eldrik n

  1. a hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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