Kalkwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op de Kalkwijk in 1706. Compound of kalk (“chalk”) and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). The hamlet is named after a nearby chalk oven.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑlk.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Kalk‧wijk

Proper noun

Kalkwijk n

  1. A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

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