Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as totten cleynen waldammen toe, die men heet op desen voorsz. ty dappers - dam in 1435, attested with certainty as Oostendam in 1846. Compound of oost (east-, eastern) and dam (dam).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ten‧dam

Proper noun edit

Oostendam n

  1. A village in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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