Valkkoog

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as valkencoech in 1318. Compound of Middle Dutch Valke (“a personal name”) and coge (“land next to water, land located outside of a levee”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: Valk‧koog

Proper noun

Valkkoog n

  1. A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Valkkoger
  • Valkkoogs

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