Nieuwerkerk
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as ecclesias in Selandia, videlicet in Duuelant Antiquam et Novam in 1233. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and kerk (“church”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Ouwerkerk.
See also Zealandic Nieuwerkaarke.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNieuwerkerk n
- A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.