Nieuwerkerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as niewekerke in scouden in 1339. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and kerk (“church”).

See also Zealandic 't Schutje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.ərˌkɛr.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧er‧ker‧ke

Proper noun

Nieuwerkerke n

  1. a hamlet and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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