Gendringen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bruocgandringe at the beginning of the 12th century. Preceded by broek (“marsh”) in older forms. Derived from Old Dutch *Gandheri (“a personal name”) with collectivising suffix -ingi-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɛn.drɪ.ŋə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Gen‧drin‧gen
Proper noun
Gendringen n
- A village and former municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland, Netherlands
Derived terms
- Gendringer
- Gendrings
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN