Minnertsga

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as menerdkerke in the 13th century. Calque of West Frisian Minnertsgea, derived from a compound of Old Frisian Meinard (“a personal name”) and gâ (“village, village area”). The second element was initially kerk (“church”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.nərtsˌɣaː/
Hyphenation: Min‧nerts‧ga

Proper noun edit

Minnertsga n

A village and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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