Klijndijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Klijndijk in 1899. Compound of Klijn (“a surname”) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement is named after entrepreneur Jasper Klijn (1810-1858).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklɛi̯n.dɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Klijn‧dijk
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ndɛi̯k

Proper noun

Klijndijk n

A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN