Callantsoog

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as callinge at the end of the 11th century. Compound of the toponym Callens (derived from Old Frisian Calla (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-) and oog (“island, isle”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Cal‧lants‧oog

Proper noun

Callantsoog n

  1. A village and former municipality of Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Callantsoger

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