Kortonjo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kortonjo in 1907. Compound of Cor (“a personal name”), Ton (“a personal name”) and Jo (“a personal name”). Named after a villa built by notary Joseph Fens (1846-1917); the name of the house is composed of the shortened forms of his name and that of his wife Cornelia and son Anton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.tɔn.joː/
• Hyphenation: Kor‧ton‧jo

Proper noun

Kortonjo n

1. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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