Voordijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Voordijk in 1874. Derived from voordijk (“levee which serves as a primary barrier against a river or stream”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Voor dijk in 1867. Derived from voordijk (“levee which serves as a primary barrier against a river or stream”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːr.dɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Voor‧dijk

Proper noun

Voordijk n

  1. a hamlet in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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