Oud-Aa

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lacum qui vocatur a in 1138. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the hydronym A, derived from aa (“watercourse, river”). The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwer Ter Aa.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Oud-‧Aa

Proper noun

Oud-Aa n

  1. A hamlet in Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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