Arkens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as erdenze [read: erckenze] in 1433. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Arke (a personal name) suffixed with -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑr.kəns/
Hyphenation: Ar‧kens
Rhymes: -ɑrkəns

Proper noun

Arkens n

A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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