Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as niewekuyc in 1383. Compound of nieuw (new) and Van Cuijk (a surname). The toponym is a reference to the Lords of Cuijk, who owned land near the settlement.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.kœy̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧kuijk

Proper noun edit

Nieuwkuijk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Kwastenlaand (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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