Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht.

Proper noun

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht

  1. A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as henrick iden ambocht in 1340. Compound of the name of Hendrik Ye Wittenzoon and Middle Dutch ambacht (“type of fiefdom”). Wittenzoon was the scion of a banking family which financed the land reclamation projects the current village stands on; he received the fiefdom in 1376.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Hen‧drik-‧Ido-‧Am‧bacht

Proper noun

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht n

  1. a town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Ambacht

Derived terms

References

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