Donkersloot

Donkersloot Meaning & Origin

About Donkersloot
The surname Donkersloot is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of two words: "donker" meaning "dark" or "gloomy" and "sloot" meaning "ditch" or "canal." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Donkersloot can be interpreted as "dark ditch" or "gloomy canal." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or worked with a dark or gloomy waterway.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Donkersloot is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Donkersloot: 144
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 120187
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Donkersloot based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNKRSLT
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D052062403
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AA1 NG K ER0 S L OW2 T
🌐 IPA
/donkersloot*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNKRSLT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D526

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Donkersloot in Braille

Here's how to represent Donkersloot in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Donkersloot in braille

How to sign the name Donkersloot using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Donkersloot using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Donkersloot in sign language

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