West-Graftdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Graefdyeck ofte Vuylen Graft in 1578. Compound of west (“west-, western”), the hydronym Vuile Graft and dijk (“levee”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Oost-Graftdijk.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: West-‧Graft‧dijk

Proper noun

West-Graftdijk n

  1. a village in Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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