Keldonk

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Kélling (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as cheldunc just before 1233. Compound of an unclear first element and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). The first element is potentially related to dialectal kel (“small artificial watercourse used to provide water to a watermill”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Boerdonk and Donk in Beek en Donk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛl.dɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Kel‧donk

Proper noun

Keldonk n

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

Derived terms

  • Keldonkenaar
  • Keldonks

References

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