Gaaikemadijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as olim Gaickinga around 1660. Compound of West Frisian Gaikinga (“a surname”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣaːi̯.kə.maːˌdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Gaai‧ke‧ma‧dijk
Proper noun
Gaaikemadijk n
- A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN