Valendries

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Valendries in 1865. Compound of vaal (“pale, faded”) and dries (“uncultivated land, temporarily fallow land”). Compare Valenberg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaː.lə(n).dris/
  • Hyphenation: Va‧len‧dries

Proper noun

Valendries n

  1. a neighborhood of Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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