Meerdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as meerdyc in 1326. Compound of meer (“lake, pool”) and dijk (“dike, levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːr.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Meer‧dijk

Proper noun

Meerdijk n

1. a neighbourhood of Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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