Donkereind

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as het Donkere-Eind in 1843. Compound of donker (“dark”) and eind (“end, edge”). The element donker may refer to the colour of the surrounding marshland.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Don‧ker‧eind

Proper noun

Donkereind n

1. A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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