Schardam
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Skardam (West Frisian)
Etymology
First attested as scaderdam in 1319. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a hypercorrect rendering of Middle Dutch schaerdam (“dam constructed on the bank of a body of water”). Compare Scharwoude.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Schar‧dam
Proper noun
Schardam n
- A village and former municipality of Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “schardam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN