Geitenkamp

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Geitenkamp in 1899. Compound of geit (“goat”) and kamp (“pasture”). Named after a farmhouse located near the current neighbourhood. The neighbourhood itself developed in the first half of the twentieth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.tə(n)ˌkɑmp/
• Hyphenation: Gei‧ten‧kamp

Proper noun

Geitenkamp n

1. a neighborhood of Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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