Niekerk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Het Hogeland) First attested as ter nijerkercke in 1445. Compound of Middle Dutch nie (“new”) and kerk (“church”).
• (Westerkwartier) First attested as to der nyerkerke in 1392. Compound of Middle Dutch nie (“new”) and kerk (“church”). The element nie was added to distinguish the settlement from Oldekerk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.kɛrk/
• Hyphenation: Nie‧kerk

Proper noun

Niekerk n

1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
2. A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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