Kralingen
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
- IPA(key): /ˈkraː.lɪ.ŋə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Kra‧lin‧gen
Proper noun
Kralingen n
- Kralingen (a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands).
- A neighbourhood of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Kralingenaar
- Kralings
- Kralingen-Crooswijk
- Kralingse Veer
- zo oud als de weg naar Kralingen
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “kralingen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN