Poeldijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as poeldiic in 1280-1287. Compound of the hydronym Poel (derived from Middle Dutch poel (“pool, swampy stagnant water”)) and dic (“levee”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Poel‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Poeldijk n

A village in Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Leutjesdijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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