Oostendam

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as totten cleynen waldammen toe, die men heet op desen voorsz. ty dappers - dam in 1435, attested with certainty as Oostendam in 1846. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ten‧dam

Proper noun

Oostendam n

  1. A village in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Oostendammer
  • Oostendams

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