Esdonk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Ezzeng (dialect form), Ezzing (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as espedonc in 1364. Compound of esp (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). The first element was later reinterpreted as es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛs.dɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Es‧donk

Proper noun

Esdonk n

  1. A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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