Hazeldonk
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Moerdijk) First attested as hazeldonck in 1338. Compound of Middle Dutch hasel (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).
- (Zundert) First attested as apud haseldonck in 1303. Compound of Middle Dutch hasel (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).
- (Breda) Named after the hamlet near Zundert.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hazeldonk n
- A hamlet in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN