Aaldonk

Dutch

Alternative forms

D'Oldónk (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Aaldonk in 1803-1820. Compound of an uncertain first element that has been variously interpreted as aal (“liquid manure”), aal (“eel”), or ool (“land next to water, moist low-lying land”) and donk (“sandy hill”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːl.dɔŋk/
Hyphenation: Aal‧donk

Proper noun

Aaldonk n

A hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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