Nieuwkuijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as niewekuyc in 1383. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and Van Cuijk (a surname). The toponym is a reference to the Lords of Cuijk, who owned land near the settlement.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.kœy̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧kuijk

Proper noun

Nieuwkuijk n

  1. a village and former municipality of Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Kwastenlaand (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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