Kalverdijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) Attested as Caluerdyck in 1575. Compound of kalf (“calf”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.
• (Zeeland) Compound of kalf (“calf”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑl.vərˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Kal‧ver‧dijk

Proper noun

Kalverdijk n

1. a hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Kalverdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN