Helwijk
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as de Hel in 1747. Compound of hel (“hell”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Named after the De Hel Fortress. The French troops which occupied it in 1811 translated its name to enfer (“hell”), and the name was translated back to Dutch for the settlement that sprung up around it.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHelwijk n
- A village in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Kiekendonk (Carnival nickname)
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editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN