Lekkerkerk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as leckerkerke in 1331. Compound of the hydronym Lek and Middle Dutch kerk (“church”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Lek‧ker‧kerk

Proper noun

Lekkerkerk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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