Herkingen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as herkinghe around 1420-1421. Derived from either Middle Dutch Herke (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- or a hydronym derived from or cognate to Middle Dutch *harken (“make a harsh noise”).

See also Zealandic Herken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛr.kɪ.ŋə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Her‧kin‧gen

Proper noun

Herkingen n

1. A village and former municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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