Kerkelanden

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) Attested as Graafelijkheids en Naarder Kerkelanden in 1750. Compound of kerk (“church”) and the plural form of land (“land”). The toponym refers to a section of land donated to the church of Naarden in 1481.
• (Overijssel) Compound of kerk (“church”) and the plural form of land (“land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛr.kəˌlɑn.də(n)/
• Hyphenation: Ker‧ke‧lan‧den
• Rhymes: -ɑndən

Proper noun

Kerkelanden n

1. A neighbourhood of Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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