Peelkant

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Peelkant in 1713. Compound of peel (“swamp, marsh”) and kant (“side, edge”). The element peel was added to distinguish the settlement from Broekkant and Zandkant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːl.kɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Peel‧kant

Proper noun

Peelkant n

  1. a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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