Blokdijk

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

De Blokdik (West Frisian)

Etymology edit

First attested as block-dyck in 1402. Compound of Middle Dutch blok (“farmland enclosed by a ditch or fence”) and dyc (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Blok‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Blokdijk n

A hamlet in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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