Maartensdijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in veno and in ueno in 1219. Compound of the name of Saint Martin of Tours and Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”). The village was formerly owned by the Utrecht church of Saint Martin.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Maar‧tens‧dijk
Proper noun
Maartensdijk n
- A village and former municipality of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Oostveen (historical)
Derived terms
- Maartensdijker
- Maartensdijks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “maartensdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN