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 a hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN