Munnikij

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Munnicky in 1680. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of monnik (“monk”) and kade (“quay, embankment”) or a term denoting an artificial mound used for habitation. An alternative reading of the toponym interprets it as a derivation from a term meaning "dungheap". Compare Munnickaij.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Mun‧ni‧kij

Proper noun

Munnikij n

A hamlet in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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