Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as opt Calff in 1582. Likely derived from kalf (sloughing land). Originally an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Het Kalf

Proper noun edit

Het Kalf n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “het kalf”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN