Valkkoog

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as valkencoech in 1318. Compound of Middle Dutch Valke (“a personal name”) and coge (“land next to water, land located outside of a levee”).

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: Valk‧koog

Proper noun

Valkkoog n

A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Valkkoger
Valkkoogs

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “valkkoog”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN