Blauwe Kei
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as den blauwen kaey in 1699. Derived from blauw (“blue”) and kei (“boulder, rock”). Named after a rock which was used as a boundary marker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯.ə ˈkɛi̯/
- Hyphenation: Blauwe Kei
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯
Proper noun
Blauwe Kei n
- A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN