Soestdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as zoesdijck in 1394. Compound of the toponym Soest and Middle Dutch dyc (“raised road in a wetland”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Soest‧dijk

Proper noun

Soestdijk n

  1. A hamlet in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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