Oudendijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (Noord-Holland) Ouwedik (West Frisian), Ouwendik (West Frisian)

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) First attested as oudendyc in 1423 and 1424. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and dyc (“levee”).
• (Noord-Brabant) Compound of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwendijk.
• (Hoeksche Waard, near Goudswaard) Attested as Ouden Dyk in 1773. Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwendijk.
• (Hoeksche Waard, near Strijen) Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.də(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Ou‧den‧dijk

Proper noun

Oudendijk n

1. A village and former municipality of Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
4. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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