Arkens
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as erdenze [read: erckenze] in 1433. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Arke (“a personal name”) suffixed with -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑr.kəns/
- Hyphenation: Ar‧kens
- Rhymes: -ɑrkəns
Proper noun
Arkens n
- A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN