Schenkeldijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Hoeksche Waard, near Strijen) Attested as De Schinkel in 1645. Derived from schenkeldijk (levee connecting two other levees).
  • (Hoeksche Waard, near Zuid-Beijerland) Derived from schenkeldijk (levee connecting two other levees).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Schen‧kel‧dijk

Proper noun

Schenkeldijk n

  1. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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