Denekamp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in daginghem in the late 10th century. Originally a compound of either Old Dutch Dago (a personal name) or Dano (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”). The second element was gradually replaced with kamp (“enclosed piece of land”). Compare Breklenkamp, Greffelkamp, Gölenkamp, Haftenkamp and Höcklenkamp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.nəˌkɑmp/

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• Hyphenation: De‧ne‧kamp

Proper noun

Denekamp n

1. A village and former municipality of Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Denekamper
• Denekamps

References

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