Kalverdijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) Attested as Caluerdyck in 1575. Compound of kalf (“calf”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.
• (Zeeland) Compound of kalf (“calf”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑl.vərˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Kal‧ver‧dijk

Proper noun

Kalverdijk n

1. A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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