Boerdonk

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Boerring (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as boerdonc in 1311. Compound of boer (“farmer”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). So named to distinguish the settlement from the Donk in Beek en Donk and Keldonk.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbuːr.dɔŋk/
Hyphenation: Boer‧donk

Proper noun edit

Boerdonk n

A village in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Zandhazenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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