Geitenkamp

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Geitenkamp in 1899. Compound of geit (“goat”) and kamp (“pasture”). Named after a farmhouse located near the current neighbourhood. The neighbourhood itself developed in the first half of the twentieth century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.tə(n)ˌkɑmp/
  • Hyphenation: Gei‧ten‧kamp

Proper noun

Geitenkamp n

  1. a neighborhood of Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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