Oudijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Ouwedik (West Frisian)

Etymology

Attested as Den Ouden Dyck in 1680. Compound of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a former levee.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ou‧dijk

Proper noun

Oudijk n

  1. a hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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