Maartensdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in veno and in ueno in 1219. Compound of the name of Saint Martin of Tours and Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”). The village was formerly owned by the Utrecht church of Saint Martin.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Maar‧tens‧dijk

Proper noun

Maartensdijk n

  1. A village and former municipality of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Oostveen (historical)

Derived terms
  • Maartensdijker
  • Maartensdijks

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