Helmerhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tot helmyng in 1456. Compound of Middle Dutch Helm (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hoek (“isolated place, sector”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛl.mərˌɦuk/
• Hyphenation: Hel‧mer‧hoek

Proper noun

Helmerhoek n

1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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