Ooster Ee

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Ooster Aa in 1680. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from ooster (“eastern”) and aa (“watercourse, river”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter Ee

Proper noun

Ooster Ee n

1. A neighbourhood of Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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