Schardam
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Skardam (West Frisian)
Etymology
editFirst 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
editSchardam n
- A village and former municipality of Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands