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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as niewekuyc in 1383. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and Van Cuijk (“a surname”). The toponym is a reference to the Lords of Cuijk, who owned land near the settlement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.kœy̯k/
- Hyphenation: Nieuw‧kuijk
Proper noun
Nieuwkuijk n
- A village and former municipality of Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Kwastenlaand (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN