Gendringen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bruocgandringe at the beginning of the 12th century. Preceded by broek (“marsh”) in older forms. Derived from Old Dutch *Gandheri (a personal name) with collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛn.drɪ.ŋə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Gen‧drin‧gen

Proper noun

Gendringen n

1. A village and former municipality of Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Gendringer
• Gendrings

References

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