Kerkelanden

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Holland) Attested as Graafelijkheids en Naarder Kerkelanden in 1750. Compound of kerk (“church”) and the plural form of land (“land”). The toponym refers to a section of land donated to the church of Naarden in 1481.
  • (Overijssel) Compound of kerk (“church”) and the plural form of land (“land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛr.kəˌlɑn.də(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ker‧ke‧lan‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɑndən

Proper noun

Kerkelanden n

  1. a neighbourhood of Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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