Gaaikemadijk
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as olim Gaickinga around 1660. Compound of West Frisian Gaikinga (“a surname”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGaaikemadijk n
- A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN