Achterhoek

Etymology

 * (region) From . See also 🇨🇬.
 * (Nijkerk) First attested as in den Achterhoeck in 1608. Compound of and . Originally the name of the southwestern sector of the Arkemheen polder.
 * (Rucphen, Rucphen-West) First attested as Achterhoek in 1899. Compound of and.
 * (Rucphen, Rucphen-Oost) First attested as Achterhoek in 1899. Compound of and.
 * (Hof van Twente) First attested as Achterhoek in 1867. Compound of and . The settlement was named for its remote location when seen from Hengelo.

Proper noun

 * 1) A region in the easternmost part of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands.