Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially a compound of a hydronym derived from Middle Dutch Duve (a personal name) and aa (body of water, river) and dijk (levee). Compare Duiveland, Duiven, Duivendrecht and Duivenvoorde.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Dui‧ven‧dij‧ke

Proper noun edit

Duivendijke n

  1. A former hamlet and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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