Duivendijke

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially a compound of a hydronym derived from Middle Dutch Duve (a personal name) and aa (“body of water, river”) and dijk (“levee”). Compare Duiveland, Duiven, Duivendrecht and Duivenvoorde.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Dui‧ven‧dij‧ke

Proper noun

Duivendijke n

  1. a former hamlet and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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