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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as callinge at the end of the 11th century. Compound of the toponym Callens (derived from Old Frisian Calla (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-) and oog (“island, isle”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Cal‧lants‧oog
Proper noun
Callantsoog n
- A village and former municipality of Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “callantsoog”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN