Overstrand
English
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Etymology
edit- In England, from Old English ofer + strand, recorded as Othestranda [sic] in 1086 (DB), and Overstrand in 1231.
- In South Africa, basically the same, but probably from Afrikaans or Dutch: compare Dutch over, Afrikaans strand and Dutch strand.
Proper noun
editOverstrand
- A coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2440). [1]
- A local municipality in Western Cape province, South Africa.