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

  1. A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

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