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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de herendoncke in 1650. Compound of heer (“lord”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Likely named in reference to the lords of Nederwetten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.rə(n)ˌdɔŋk/
- Hyphenation: Hee‧ren‧donk
Proper noun
Heerendonk n
- A hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN