Obdam
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as opdam at the beginning of the 13th century. Compound of Middle Dutch op (“up, elevated”) and dam (“dam”). Compare Uitdam.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ob‧dam
Proper noun
Obdam n
- A village and former municipality of Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Obdammer
- Obdams
- Obdammerdijk
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “obdam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN