Valkkoog

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as valkencoech in 1318. Compound of Middle Dutch Valke (a personal name) and coge (“land next to water, land located outside of a levee”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Valk‧koog

Proper noun

Valkkoog n

  1. a village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Valkkoger
  • Valkkoogs

References

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