Didam

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Diem (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as diedehun in 1025. Compound of Old Dutch Diede (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to dam (“dam”). Compare Zeddam.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /diˈdɑm/
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Hyphenation: Di‧dam
Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun edit

Didam n

A town and former municipality of Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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