Dirksland
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as di[.]derics lande in 1284. Compound of a contracted form of Middle Dutch Diederik (“a personal name”) and land (“land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪrks.lɑnt/
- Hyphenation: Dirks‧land
Proper noun
Dirksland n
- A village and former municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Stropdassendorp (historical, perjorative nickname)
Derived terms
- Dirkslander
- Dirkslands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “dirksland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN