Lonneker

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in loningheri in the late 10th century. Compound of Old Dutch *Lono (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and *heri (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ.nə.kər/
• Hyphenation: Lon‧ne‧ker

Proper noun

Lonneker n

1. A village and former municipality of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Lonnekernaar
• Lonnekers

References

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