Donderdam

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Donder (a surname) and dam (“dam”). Named after an illegal dam built by one Joris Adriaensz Donder in 1628.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Don‧der‧dam

Proper noun

Donderdam n

  1. a hamlet in Zuidplas, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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