Schilkampen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Schilcampen in 1562. Calque of West Frisian Skilkampen, a compound of skyl (“seashell”) and the plural form of kamp (“enclosed piece of land”). The area around the hamlet was formerly used as a storage site for seashells used in the production of chalk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɪl.kɑm.pə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Schil‧kam‧pen
Proper noun
Schilkampen n
- A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN