Oostendam
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as totten cleynen waldammen toe, die men heet op desen voorsz. ty dappers - dam in 1435, attested with certainty as Oostendam in 1846. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and dam (“dam”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Oos‧ten‧dam
Proper noun
Oostendam n
- A village in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Oostendammer
- Oostendams
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “oostendam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN