Elkenrade

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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

  1. A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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