Zaandam
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Sendam (dialect form), Serdam (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as zaenderdam in 1316. Compound of the hydronym Zaan and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Zaan‧dam
Proper noun
Zaandam n
- A city and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Zaandammer
- Zaandams
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “zaandam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN