Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as henrick iden ambocht in 1340. Compound of the name of Hendrik Ye Wittenzoon and Middle Dutch ambacht (type of fiefdom). Wittenzoon was the scion of a banking family which financed the land reclamation projects the current village stands on; he received the fiefdom in 1376.

Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: Hen‧drik-‧Ido-‧Am‧bacht

Proper noun edit

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht n

  1. A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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