Koekoek

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Limburg) Attested as Koekoek in 1899. Named after the ornithonym koekoek (“cuckoo, Cuculus canorus”). Originally the name of a house.
  • (Zeeland) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈku.kuk/
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  • Hyphenation: Koe‧koek
  • Rhymes: -ukuk
  • Homophone: koekoek

Proper noun

Koekoek n

  1. A hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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