Dedemsvaart
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Dedemsvaart sometime after 1809. Compound of Dedem (“a surname”) and vaart (“canal”). The settlement was named after a nearby canal built by Baron J. W. van Dedem tot Den Berg (1776-1851).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeː.dəmsˌvaːrt/
- Hyphenation: De‧dems‧vaart
- Rhymes: -aːrt
Proper noun
Dedemsvaart n
- A village in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Dedemsvaarter
- Dedemsvaarts
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN