Van Ewijcksluis
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Ewijk Sluis in 1839-1859. Compound of Van Ewijck (“a surname”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The village is named after Daniël Jacob van Ewijck van Oostbroek van de Bilt, a former King's commissioner of Noord-Holland who was involved in the empolderment of the Anna Paulowna polder.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Van Ewijck‧sluis
Proper noun
edit- A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.