Bobeldijk

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Bobbeldoik (West Frisian), Bobbeldik (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as boebeldijck in 1450. Compound of Middle Dutch bobel (“spikerush, Eleocharis sp.”) and dyc (“levee”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Bo‧bel‧dijk

Proper noun

Bobeldijk n

  1. A village in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Bobeldijker
  • Bobeldijks

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bobeldijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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