Boerdonk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Boerring (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as boerdonc in 1311. Compound of boer (“farmer”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). So named to distinguish the settlement from the Donk in Beek en Donk and Keldonk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːr.dɔŋk/
• Hyphenation: Boer‧donk

Proper noun

Boerdonk n

1. A village in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Zandhazenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Boerdonkenaar
• Boerdonks

References

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