Kralingen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Rotterdam) First attested as cralingha in 1244. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch *cralinge (“bent embankment or levee”) or, alternatively, from Old Dutch Kralo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. Formerly an independent village.
• (Goeree-Overflakkee) First attested as Cralingen in 1701. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch *cralinge (“bent embankment or levee”) or, alternatively, from Old Dutch Kralo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. Formerly an independent hamlet. See also Zealandic Kraelingen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkraː.lɪ.ŋə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Kra‧lin‧gen

Proper noun

Kralingen n

1. Kralingen (a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands)
2. A neighbourhood of Goeree-Overflakkee, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kralingenaar
• Kralings
• Kralingen-Crooswijk
• Kralingse Veer
• zo oud als de weg naar Kralingen

References

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