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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