Greffelkamp
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Etymology[edit]
First attested as greflichemer buerscap in 1340. Compound of Old Dutch Gravilo (“a personal name”) with collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”). The second component was later reinterpreted as kamp (“enclosed pasture”). Compare Greffeling, Breklenkamp, Denekamp, Gölenkamp, Haftenkamp and Höcklenkamp.
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Greffelkamp n
- A hamlet in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands.
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN