Hekelingen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hekelinghe in 1285. Likely derived from Middle Dutch *hekel (“hill, elevated land”) or *heukel suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: He‧ke‧lin‧gen

Proper noun

Hekelingen n

  1. a village and former municipality of Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Hekelinger
  • Hekelings

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hekelingen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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