Kralingen
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Dutch
Etymology
- (Rotterdam) First attested as cralingha in 1244. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch *cralinge (“bent embankment or levee”) or, alternatively, from Old Dutch Kralo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. Formerly an independent village.
- (Goeree-Overflakkee) First attested as Cralingen in 1701. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch *cralinge (“bent embankment or levee”) or, alternatively, from Old Dutch Kralo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. Formerly an independent hamlet. See also Zealandic Kraelingen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kralingen n
- Kralingen (a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands).
- A neighbourhood of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kralingen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN