Kamerlingswijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kamerlingwijk of Hoofdwijk C in 1936. Compound of Kamerling (a surname) and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). Named after a nearby canal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaː.mər.lɪŋsˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧mer‧lings‧wijk

Proper noun

Kamerlingswijk n

  1. a neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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