Bloemendaal
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Noord-Holland) Attested as Bloemendaels Kerck in 1680. Compound of the plural form of bloem (“flower”) and dal (“dale, valley”).
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as blomendale in 1306. Compound of the plural form of Middle Dutch blume (“flower”) and dal (“dale, valley”).
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Proper noun edit
Bloemendaal n
- A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Aelbrechtsberg (historical)
- Meronyms: Aerdenhout, Bennebroek, Bloemendaal aan Zee, Overveen, Vogelenzang
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.