Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as henrick iden ambocht in 1340. Compound of the name of Hendrik Ye Wittenzoon and Middle Dutch ambacht (“type of fiefdom”). Wittenzoon was the scion of a banking family which financed the land reclamation projects the current village stands on; he received the fiefdom in 1376.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: Hen‧drik-‧Ido-‧Am‧bacht
Proper noun
editHendrik-Ido-Ambacht n
- A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
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- nl:Towns in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands