Oudendijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • (Noord-Holland) Ouwedik (West Frisian), Ouwendik (West Frisian)

Etymology

  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as oudendyc in 1423 and 1424. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and dyc (“levee”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) Compound of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwendijk.
  • (Hoeksche Waard, near Goudswaard) Attested as Ouden Dyk in 1773. Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwendijk.
  • (Hoeksche Waard, near Strijen) Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.də(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Ou‧den‧dijk

Proper noun

Oudendijk n

  1. a village and former municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands
  4. a hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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