Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Valendries in 1865. Compound of vaal (pale, faded) and dries (uncultivated land, temporarily fallow land). Compare Valenberg.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaː.lə(n).dris/
  • Hyphenation: Va‧len‧dries

Proper noun edit

Valendries n

  1. A neighborhood of Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “valendries”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN