Menkeweer
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as menekingwerve in 1329. Compound of Old Frisian Menneke (“a personal name”) and werve (“artificial mound used for habitation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛn.kəˈʋeːr/
- Hyphenation: Men‧ke‧weer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Proper noun
Menkeweer n
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN