Klijndijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Klijndijk in 1899. Compound of Klijn (a surname) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement is named after entrepreneur Jasper Klijn (1810-1858).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Klijndiek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛi̯n.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Klijn‧dijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ndɛi̯k

Proper noun

Klijndijk n

  1. a village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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