Cuijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Kuuk (dialect spelling)

Etymology

First attested as Ceuclum around 365. Potentially derived from Proto-Indo-European *geug- (“bend, curve”), here referring to a bend in the Meuse. A competing hypothesis proposes an interpretation of the toponym as a Celtic or Latin name suffixed with Gallo-Roman Latin -acum. Compare Blerick, Bunnik, Geverik, Lopik, Maurik, Mook, Niftrik, Odijk, Varik, Woezik and Fellerich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœy̯k/

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• Hyphenation: Cuijk
• Rhymes: -œy̯k

Proper noun

Cuijk n

1. A large village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Cuijkenaar
• Cuijks
• Land van Cuijk
• Cuijk en Sint Agatha

References

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