Goilberdingen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as godebrechteswijc around 1200. Derived from Middle Dutch Godebrecht (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The suffixed variant eventually replaced an only slightly older compound formed with Middle Dutch wijc (“farmstead, settlement, village”). Compare Everdingen and Helsdingen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣoːl.bərˌdɪ.ŋə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Goil‧ber‧din‧gen

Proper noun

Goilberdingen n

  1. A hamlet in Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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