Nieuwkuijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as niewekuyc in 1383. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and Van Cuijk (“a surname”). The toponym is a reference to the Lords of Cuijk, who owned land near the settlement.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.kœy̯k/
Hyphenation: Nieuw‧kuijk

Proper noun

Nieuwkuijk n

A village and former municipality of Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Kwastenlaand (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

Nieuwkuijkenaar
Nieuwkuijks
Kuiksche Heide

References

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

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