Hamdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Ham dijk in 1781. Compound of ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”) and dijk (“levee”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Hamdiek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑm.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Ham‧dijk

Proper noun

Hamdijk n

  1. a hamlet in Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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