Merkelbeek

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as merkelbeke in 1283. Compound of an unclear first element and beek (brook, stream). The first element has been interpreted as Old Dutch Markilo (a personal name), a compound of mark (demarcated area, unorganised communal land) and lo (light forest) (compare Markelo), and as a hydronym *Markilo (derived from mark (border)).

See also Limburgish Merkelbek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛr.kəlˌbeːk/
  • Hyphenation: Mer‧kel‧beek

Proper noun

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Merkelbeek n

  1. A village and former municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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