's-Heer Hendrikskinderen
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Etymology edit
First attested as Ecclesiam Henrici in 1267. Compound of heer (“lord”), Middle Dutch Hendrik (“a personal name”) and the plural form of kind (“child”). The toponym refers to an undivided property inherited by the children of the otherwise unknown individual Hendrik. Compare Abbekinderen and Waanskinderen.
See also Zealandic Sreinskinders, Schreiskinders.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- A village and former municipality of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.