Herkingen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as herkinghe around 1420-1421. Derived from either Middle Dutch Herke (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- or a hydronym derived from or cognate to Middle Dutch *harken (“make a harsh noise”).

See also Zealandic Herken.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛr.kɪ.ŋə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Her‧kin‧gen

Proper noun

Herkingen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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