Keldonk

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Kélling (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as cheldunc just before 1233. Compound of an unclear first element and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). The first element is potentially related to dialectal kel (“small artificial watercourse used to provide water to a watermill”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Boerdonk and Donk in Beek en Donk.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛl.dɔŋk/
Hyphenation: Kel‧donk

Proper noun edit

Keldonk n

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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