Visdonk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Viezdonk (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Visdonck in 1665. Compound of Middle Dutch visse (“polecat, Mustela putorius”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Visberg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪs.dɔŋk/
• Hyphenation: Vis‧donk

Proper noun

Visdonk n

1. A hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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