Gaaikemadijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as olim Gaickinga around 1660. Compound of West Frisian Gaikinga (“a surname”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣaːi̯.kə.maːˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Gaai‧ke‧ma‧dijk

Proper noun

Gaaikemadijk n

  1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

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