Minnertsga

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as menerdkerke in the 13th century. Calque of West Frisian Minnertsgea, derived from a compound of Old Frisian Meinard (“a personal name”) and gâ (“village, village area”). The second element was initially kerk (“church”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.nərtsˌɣaː/
• Hyphenation: Min‧nerts‧ga

Proper noun

Minnertsga n

1. A village and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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