Monnickendam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as monnickendam and monikendamme in 1288. Compound of Middle Dutch monic (“monk”) and dam (“dam”). Either named directly after a dam built by the monks of the Mariëngaarde monastery in Friesland or after a dam in the Monnikemeer lake, also named after monks from Mariëngaarde.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Mon‧ni‧cken‧dam

Proper noun

Monnickendam n

  1. a city and former municipality of Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Monnickendammer
  • Monnickendams

References

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

Further reading

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