Groenendijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as gruendike in 1422. Compound of groen (“green, overgrown”) and dijk (“levee”). The toponym may refer to a lower secondary levee.
  • (Zeeland) Attested as Groenendijk in 1838-1857. Compound of groen (“green, overgrown”) and dijk (“levee”). The toponym may refer to a lower secondary levee.
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as groenendyck in 1325. Compound of Middle Dutch grune (“green, overgrown”) and dyc (“levee”). The toponym may refer to a lower secondary levee.

The surname derives from one of several toponyms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣru.nə(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Groe‧nen‧dijk

Proper noun

Groenendijk

  1. a hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
  4. a surname

References

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