Schalkwijk

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • (Utrecht) First attested as scalwiich, scalcwiich and scalewiich in 1130-1161. Compound of Old Dutch scalc (servant) and wīk (farmstead, village, settlement).
  • (Noord-Holland) Compound of Old Dutch scalc (servant) or a personal name derived from scalc and wīk (farmstead, village, settlement).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Schalk‧wijk

Proper noun[edit]

Schalkwijk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Platneuzendorp (Carnival nickname)
  2. A neighbourhood of Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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