De Koog

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Texel) Attested as cogersdyck in 1436. Derived from Middle Dutch coge (“land next to water, land located outside of a levee”).
  • (Uitgeest) Derived from koog (“land located outside of a levee”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də ˈkoːx/
  • Hyphenation: De Koog
  • Rhymes: -oːx

Proper noun

De Koog n

  1. A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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