Didam

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as diedehun in 1025. Compound of Old Dutch Diede (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to dam (“dam”). Compare Zeddam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈdɑm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Di‧dam
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

Didam n

  1. a town and former municipality of Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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