Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hughenkerke que modo meliskercke dicitur in 1235. Compound of Middle Dutch Meinlof (a personal name) and kerk (church).

See also Zealandic Melis.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.lɪsˌkɛr.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Me‧lis‧ker‧ke

Proper noun edit

Meliskerke n

  1. A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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