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Kockengen
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nl dum cokanghen and dum kokanghen around 1307; an borrowing from nl fro Cockaigne. Named after a mythical land of plenty in an effort to draw in settlers.
Compare nl Bonrepas, nl Demmerik, nl Hoograven, nl Laagraven, nl Kamerik, nl Koekange, nl Kortrijk, nl Kudelstaart, nl Parijsch, nl Pavijen, nl Portengen, nl Schoonebeek, nl Schoonoord, nl Snel en Polanen, nl Spengen and nl Wijngaarden.
Pronunciation
nl /kɔˈkɛ.ŋə(n)/
nl Koc ken gen
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Stichtse Vecht p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Kockengenaar
nl Kockengens
References
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