Oosterzij

Dutch

Etymology

From ooster- (“eastern”) +‎ zij (“side”).

  • (Heiloo) Attested as Oosterzij in 1839-1859. The hamlet is located to the east of the road to Alkmaar.
  • (Heemskerk) Attested as Oosterzijde in 1664.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧zij

Proper noun

Oosterzij n

  1. a hamlet in Heiloo, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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