Bulkenaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as borkelaer in 1359. Compound of Middle Dutch bork (“type of birch”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). Compare Borculo and Borkel en Schaft.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏl.kəˌnaːr/
  • Hyphenation: Bul‧ke‧naar

Proper noun

Bulkenaar n

  1. A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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