Soerendonk
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as zurendonc in 1307. Compound of either a term cognate to zuur (“sour, acidic”) or to Old English sure (“dock, Rumex sp.”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).
See also Limburgish Zurrik.
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Proper noun[edit]
Soerendonk n
- A village in Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Roesdonk (Carnival nickname)
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN