Meerkerk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as merkerke in 1266. Compound of Middle Dutch mere (“lake”) and kerk (“church”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːr.kɛrk/
• Hyphenation: Meer‧kerk

Proper noun

Meerkerk n

1. A village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Meerkerker
• Meerkerks

References

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