Kockengen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as cokanghen and kokanghen around 1307. Borrowed from Old French Cockaigne. Named after a mythical land of plenty in an effort to draw in settlers.
Compare Bonrepas, Demmerik, Hoograven, Laagraven, Kamerik, Koekange, Kortrijk, Kudelstaart, Parijsch, Pavijen, Portengen, Schoonebeek, Schoonoord, Snel en Polanen, Spengen and Wijngaarden.
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editKockengen n
- A village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Dutch terms borrowed from Old French
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- nl:Villages in Utrecht, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in Utrecht, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands