Den Oord

Dutch

Etymology

• (Wijk bij Duurstede) Attested as Den Oord in 1838-1857. Derived from oord (“land protruding into or bordering water, place”).
• (Houten) Derived from oord (“land protruding into or bordering water, place”). Named after a former farmhouse.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Den Oord

Proper noun

Den Oord n

1. A hamlet in Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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