Gendringen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bruocgandringe at the beginning of the 12th century. Preceded by broek (“marsh”) in older forms. Derived from Old Dutch *Gandheri (“a personal name”) with collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛn.drɪ.ŋə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Gen‧drin‧gen

Proper noun

Gendringen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms
  • Gendringer
  • Gendrings

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