Keldonk
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Kélling (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as cheldunc just before 1233. Compound of an unclear first element and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). The first element is potentially related to dialectal kel (“small artificial watercourse used to provide water to a watermill”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Boerdonk and Donk in Beek en Donk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛl.dɔŋk/
- Hyphenation: Kel‧donk
Proper noun
Keldonk n
- A village in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Paplippelland (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Keldonkenaar
- Keldonks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN