Abbekerk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as abbenkerke around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Abbe (a personal name) and kerk (“church”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ab‧be‧kerk

Proper noun

Abbekerk n

1. A village and former municipality of Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Abbekerker
• Abbekerks
• Abbekerkeweere

References

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