Nieuwendijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oudendijk.
• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as nyewendijck in 1468. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oudendijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.ə(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Nieuw‧en‧dijk

Proper noun

Nieuwendijk n

1. A village in Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Nieuwendijker
• Nieuwendijks

References

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