Peelkant

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Peelkant in 1713. Compound of peel (“swamp, marsh”) and kant (“side, edge”). The element peel was added to distinguish the settlement from Broekkant and Zandkant.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpeːl.kɑnt/
Hyphenation: Peel‧kant

Proper noun edit

Peelkant n

A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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