's-Heer Hendrikskinderen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ecclesiam Henrici in 1267. Compound of heer (“lord”), Middle Dutch Hendrik (“a personal name”) and the plural form of kind (“child”). The toponym refers to an undivided property inherited by the children of the otherwise unknown individual Hendrik. Compare Abbekinderen and Waanskinderen.

See also Zealandic Sreinskinders, Schreiskinders.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɦeːr ˈɦɛn.drɪksˌkɪn.də.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: 's-‧Heer Hen‧driks‧kin‧de‧ren

Proper noun

's-Heer Hendrikskinderen n

1. A village and former municipality of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “s-heer hendrikskinderen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN