Elkenrade

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as allecenrode in 1147, attested with certainty as helkenrode in 1280. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch Aliko (a personal name) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).

See also Limburgish Elkerao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.kə(n).raː.də/
• Hyphenation: El‧ken‧ra‧de
• Rhymes: -aːdə

Proper noun

Elkenrade n

1. A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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