Niekerk

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Het Hogeland) First attested as ter nijerkercke in 1445. Compound of Middle Dutch nie (“new”) and kerk (“church”).
  • (Westerkwartier) First attested as to der nyerkerke in 1392. Compound of Middle Dutch nie (“new”) and kerk (“church”). The element nie was added to distinguish the settlement from Oldekerk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈni.kɛrk/
  • Hyphenation: Nie‧kerk

Proper noun

Niekerk n

  1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
  2. A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

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