Munnickaij
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Munnekaai (West Frisian)
Etymology
Attested as Munnekij in 1899. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of monnik (“monk”) and kade (“quay, embankment”) or a term denoting an artificial mound used for habitation. An alternative reading of the toponym interprets it as a derivation from a term meaning "dungheap". Compare Munnikij.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Mun‧nic‧kaij
Proper noun
Munnickaij n
- A hamlet in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “munnickaij”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN