Blokdijk
Dutch
Alternative forms
- De Blokdik (West Frisian)
Etymology
First attested as block-dyck in 1402. Compound of Middle Dutch blok (“farmland enclosed by a ditch or fence”) and dyc (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Blok‧dijk
Proper noun
Blokdijk n
- A hamlet in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “blokdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN