Weijinkshoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Weijinkshoek in 1830-1855. Compound of Weijink (a surname) and hoek (“isolated place”). Named after a former farm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.ɪŋksˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Weij‧inks‧hoek

Proper noun

Weijinkshoek n

  1. a neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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