Kortonjo

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Kortonjo in 1907. Compound of Cor (“a personal name”), Ton (“a personal name”) and Jo (“a personal name”). Named after a villa built by notary Joseph Fens (1846-1917); the name of the house is composed of the shortened forms of his name and that of his wife Cornelia and son Anton.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.tɔn.joː/
Hyphenation: Kor‧ton‧jo

Proper noun edit

Kortonjo n

A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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