Hooidonk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hodunc around 1170-1180. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). Compare Haiink.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoːi̯.dɔŋk/
  • Hyphenation: Hooi‧donk

Proper noun

Hooidonk n

  1. A hamlet in Son en Breugel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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