Lagedijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Leechdyck around 1660. Compound of lang (“long”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: La‧ge‧dijk

Proper noun

Lagedijk n

1. A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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