Hamdijk
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as de Ham dijk in 1781. Compound of ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Hamdiek.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHamdijk n
- A hamlet in Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN