Rijkevoort

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Rikkevòrt (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Rijkevoort in the first half of the 18th century. Compound of Rijke (a personal name) and voort (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯.kəˌvoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Rij‧ke‧voort

Proper noun

Rijkevoort n

  1. a village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Blubberdam (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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