Meliskerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hughenkerke que modo meliskercke dicitur in 1235. Compound of Middle Dutch Meinlof (“a personal name”) and kerk (“church”).

See also Zealandic Melis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.lɪsˌkɛr.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Me‧lis‧ker‧ke

Proper noun

Meliskerke n

  1. A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Meliskerkenaar
  • Meliskerks

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