Broerdijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • De Boerdik (West Frisian)

Etymology

Attested as Broer Dijck in 1680. Compound of broer (“brother”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Broer‧dijk

Proper noun

Broerdijk n

  1. a hamlet in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “broerdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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