Monnickendam
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as monnickendam and monikendamme in 1288. Compound of Middle Dutch monic (“monk”) and dam (“dam”). Either named directly after a dam built by the monks of the Mariëngaarde monastery in Friesland or after a dam in the Monnikemeer lake, also named after monks from Mariëngaarde.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Mon‧ni‧cken‧dam
Proper noun
Monnickendam n
- A city and former municipality of Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Monnickendammer
- Monnickendams
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “monnickendam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN