Rijkevoort
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Rikkevòrt (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as Rijkevoort in the first half of the 18th century. Compound of Rijke (“a personal name”) and voort (“ford, crossing”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rijkevoort n
- A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Blubberdam (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN