Aaldonk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • D'Oldónk (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Aaldonk in 1803-1820. Compound of an uncertain first element that has been variously interpreted as aal (“liquid manure”), aal (“eel”), or ool (“land next to water, moist low-lying land”) and donk (“sandy hill”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːl.dɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Aal‧donk

Proper noun

Aaldonk n

  1. A hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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