Heerendonk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de herendoncke in 1650. Compound of heer (“lord”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Likely named in reference to the lords of Nederwetten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.rə(n)ˌdɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Hee‧ren‧donk

Proper noun

Heerendonk n

  1. a hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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