Keldonk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Kélling (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as cheldunc just before 1233. Compound of an unclear first element and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). The first element is potentially related to dialectal kel (“small artificial watercourse used to provide water to a watermill”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Boerdonk and Donk in Beek en Donk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛl.dɔŋk/
• Hyphenation: Kel‧donk

Proper noun

Keldonk n

1. A village in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Paplippelland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Keldonkenaar
• Keldonks

References

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