Schardam

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Skardam (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as scaderdam in 1319. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a hypercorrect rendering of Middle Dutch schaerdam (“dam constructed on the bank of a body of water”). Compare Scharwoude.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Schar‧dam

Proper noun

Schardam n

  1. a village and former municipality of Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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