Van Ewijcksluis

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Ewijk Sluis in 1839-1859. Compound of Van Ewijck (“a surname”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The village is named after Daniël Jacob van Ewijck van Oostbroek van de Bilt, a former King's commissioner of Noord-Holland who was involved in the empolderment of the Anna Paulowna polder.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Van Ewijck‧sluis

Proper noun

Van Ewijcksluis n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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