Rijkevoort

Dutch

Alternative forms

Rikkevòrt (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Rijkevoort in the first half of the 18th century. Compound of Rijke (“a personal name”) and voort (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯.kəˌvoːrt/
Hyphenation: Rij‧ke‧voort

Proper noun

Rijkevoort n

A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Blubberdam (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

Rijkevoorter
Rijkevoorts
Beugen en Rijkevoort
Rijkevoort-De Walsert

References

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

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