Onderdendam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ulderna domme in 1252. Compound of Old Frisian *Ulderna (a surname) or *Ullerna (a surname) and dam (“dam”). Compare Onderwierum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔn.dər.dənˈdɑm/
  • Hyphenation: On‧der‧den‧dam
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

Onderdendam n

  1. a village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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