Dieden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dyechden and duechden in 1425. Etymology unknown. Perhaps related to dik (“fat”), dicht (“tight, closed”) and gedijen (“wax, grow”), here referring to a location covered by dense vegetation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdi.də(n)/
Hyphenation: Die‧den
Rhymes: -idən

Proper noun

Dieden n

A village and former municipality of Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Diedenaar
Diedens
Dieden, Demen en Langel

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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