Stadsdam
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Stadsdam in 1661. Compound of stad (“city”) and dam (“dam”). Named after a former dam constructed in 1564 by the city of Utrecht.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Stads‧dam
Proper noun
Stadsdam n
- A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “stadsdam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN