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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bigghenkerka in 1231. Compound of Old Dutch Biggo (a personal name) (a familiar version of Bighard or Bigwald) and kerk (“church”).
See also Zealandic Bîkerke, Béékerke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.ɣəˌkɛr.kə/
- Hyphenation: Big‧ge‧ker‧ke
Proper noun
Biggekerke n
- A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “biggekerke”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN