Balinge

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as balinghe in 1381-1383. Derived from a familiar form of Old Dutch Baldo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Baoling.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaː.lɪ.ŋə/
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧lin‧ge
  • Rhymes: -aːlɪŋə

Proper noun

Balinge n

  1. A village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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