Ooij
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Berg en Dal) Potentially attested as de oia in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as de oge in 1081. Derived from Old Dutch oia (“land next to water”).
- (Neder-Betuwe) First attested as Oyen in 1520. Derived from ooi (“land next to a river”).
- (Tiel) Derived from ooi (“land next to a river”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ooij n
- A village in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Fustendom (Carnival nickname)
- A hamlet in Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands.