Spaarndam-Oost
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sparnam in 1253. Compound of the hydronym Spaarne and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”). The element oost (“east”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Spaarndam-West.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Spaarn‧dam-‧Oost
Proper noun
Spaarndam-Oost n
- A village in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “spaarndam-oost”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN