Schardam

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Skardam (West Frisian)

Etymology edit

First attested as scaderdam in 1319. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a hypercorrect rendering of Middle Dutch schaerdam (“dam constructed on the bank of a body of water”). Compare Scharwoude.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Schar‧dam

Proper noun edit

Schardam n

A village and former municipality of Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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