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