Broerdijk

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

De Boerdik (West Frisian)

Etymology edit

Attested as Broer Dijck in 1680. Compound of broer (“brother”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Broer‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Broerdijk n

A hamlet in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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

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