LL-L "Etymology" 2009.04.01 (03) [E]

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From: Hellinckx Luc <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology"

You wrote:



 Do the word "Kidey" or sounding similar, mean anything in any Lowland
language?. Are there existing similar family names?



(for some information about Mennonites in Poland I can recommend you
http://holland.org.pl/)





The family name "Koedijk" is quite popular in the Netherlands. Literally
"cow dike", "cow ditch" (E). Some place in Northern Holland is also called
"Koedijk":



http://www.koedijk.org/



Besides, there are other Dutch place names referring to cows: Koevorden (~
cow ford), Koegras (~ cow grass), Koeland (~ cow land) and Koemeed (~ cow
mead(ow)).



Kind greetings,



Luc Hellinckx



PS: Given a possible Mennonite connection, I assume "Fankidejska" < "funky
dikes" is out of the question *s*.

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