Mariëndijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as merryendyck in 1450. Compound of Middle Dutch merie (“mare, female horse”) and dyc (“levee”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to Maria (“a personal name”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ma‧ri‧en‧dijk
Proper noun
Mariëndijk n
- A hamlet in Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “mariendijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN