Klijndijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Klijndijk in 1899. Compound of Klijn (“a surname”) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement is named after entrepreneur Jasper Klijn (1810-1858).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Klijndiek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɛi̯n.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Klijn‧dijk
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯ndɛi̯k
Proper noun
Klijndijk n
- A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN