Kortonjo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kortonjo in 1907. Compound of Cor (a personal name), Ton (a personal name) and Jo (a personal name). Named after a villa built by notary Joseph Fens (1846-1917); the name of the house is composed of the shortened forms of his name and that of his wife Cornelia and son Anton.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.tɔn.joː/
Hyphenation: Kor‧ton‧jo

Proper noun

Kortonjo n

A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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