Kerkenbos
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Attested as in het Kerkenbosch te Woezik in 1892. Compound of kerk (“church”) and bos (“rising forest”). Originally the name of a field. The element kerk refers here to ecclesiastical ownership of the land.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛr.kə(n)ˌbɔs/
- Hyphenation: Ker‧ken‧bos
- Homophone: Kerckebosch
Proper noun edit
Kerkenbos n
- A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.