Oijen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Ojje (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as oia in 1077-1087. Derived from Old Dutch oia (“land next to a watercourse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːi̯.ə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Oij‧en
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯ən
  • Homophones: ooien, Ooijen, Oyen

Proper noun

Oijen n

  1. a village in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Bokkenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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