Balinge

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as balinghe in 1381-1383. Derived from a familiar form of Old Dutch Baldo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Baoling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.lɪ.ŋə/
• Hyphenation: Ba‧lin‧ge
• Rhymes: -aːlɪŋə

Proper noun

Balinge n

1. A village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Nieuw-Balinge

References

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