Gelkenes

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gelkenisse in 1253. Compound of Middle Dutch Gelicke (“a personal name”) and nisse (“headland, spit”). Compare Gieltjesdorp.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Gel‧ke‧nes

Proper noun

Gelkenes n

  1. A hamlet in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gelkenes”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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