Ommoord

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as ommoorden in 1320. Compound of Middle Dutch omme (“around”) and oert (“land protruding into or bordering water”). Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Om‧moord

Proper noun edit

Ommoord n

A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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