Kerkwijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Gelderland) First attested as kirkevuihc in the first quarter of the 13th century. Compound of kerk (church) and wijk (settlement, village).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Kerkwijk in 1913. Compound of kerk (church) and wijk (neighbourhood, quarter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛrk.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kerk‧wijk

Proper noun

Kerkwijk n

  1. a village and former municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Leiderdorp, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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