Monnickendam
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as monnickendam and monikendamme in 1288. Compound of Middle Dutch monic (“monk”) and dam (“dam”). Either named directly after a dam built by the monks of the Mariëngaarde monastery in Friesland or after a dam in the Monnikemeer lake, also named after monks from Mariëngaarde.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Mon‧ni‧cken‧dam
Proper noun[edit]
Monnickendam n
- A city and former municipality of Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “monnickendam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- Monnickendam on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl