Middelie

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as middela in 1277. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of Middle Dutch middel (“middle, mid-”) and aa (“watercourse, river”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Mid‧de‧lie

Proper noun

Middelie n

  1. A village and former municipality of Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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