Oud-Aa

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as lacum qui vocatur a in 1138. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the hydronym A, derived from aa (“watercourse, river”). The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwer Ter Aa.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Oud-‧Aa

Proper noun edit

Oud-Aa n

A hamlet in Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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