Gelkenes

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gelkenisse in 1253. Compound of Middle Dutch Gelicke (a personal name) and nisse (“headland, spit”). Compare Gieltjesdorp.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Gel‧ke‧nes

Proper noun

Gelkenes n

  1. A hamlet in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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