Menkeweer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as menekingwerve in 1329. Compound of Old Frisian Menneke (“a personal name”) and werve (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌmɛn.kəˈʋeːr/
Hyphenation: Men‧ke‧weer
Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun edit

Menkeweer n

A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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