Fijnaart
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- De Féndert (dialect form)
Etymology
editFirst attested as die fiinre in 1380. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch fijn (“fine, of good quality”) suffixed with -er. The emphatic -t was added at a later date. The toponym might have been intended to contrast with Klundert.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editFijnaart n
- A village in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: 't Kleigat (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN