Voordijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Voordijk in 1874. Derived from voordijk (“levee which serves as a primary barrier against a river or stream”).
• (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Voor dijk in 1867. Derived from voordijk (“levee which serves as a primary barrier against a river or stream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoːr.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Voor‧dijk

Proper noun

Voordijk n

1. A hamlet in Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “voordijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN