Kamerlingswijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kamerlingwijk of Hoofdwijk C in 1936. Compound of Kamerling (“a surname”) and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). Named after a nearby canal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.mər.lɪŋsˌʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Ka‧mer‧lings‧wijk

Proper noun

Kamerlingswijk n

A neighbourhood of Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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