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, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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