Mariëndijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as merryendyck in 1450. Compound of Middle Dutch merie (“mare, female horse”) and dyc (“levee”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to Maria (a personal name).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧en‧dijk

Proper noun

Mariëndijk n

  1. a hamlet in Westland, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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