Nieuwerkerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as niewekerke in scouden in 1339. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and kerk (“church”).

See also Zealandic 't Schutje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.ərˌkɛr.kə/
• Hyphenation: Nieuw‧er‧ker‧ke

Proper noun

Nieuwerkerke n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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