Koekoek

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) Attested as Koekoek in 1899. Named after the ornithonym koekoek (“cuckoo, Cuculus canorus”). Originally the name of a house.
• (Zeeland) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.kuk/

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• Hyphenation: Koe‧koek
• Rhymes: -ukuk
• Homophone: koekoek

Proper noun

Koekoek n

1. A hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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