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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as allecenrode in 1147, attested with certainty as helkenrode in 1280. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Aliko (“a personal name”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).
See also Limburgish Elkerao.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛl.kə(n).raː.də/
- Hyphenation: El‧ken‧ra‧de
- Rhymes: -aːdə
Proper noun
Elkenrade n
- A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN