Elkerzee

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aqua que dicitur Hildcheres he in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch Hildcher (“a personal name”) and a (“watercourse, river”). Compare Zierikzee.

See also Zealandic Elkerzeê.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.kərˌzeː/
• Hyphenation: El‧ker‧zee

Proper noun

Elkerzee n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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