Oudijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Ouwedik (West Frisian)

Etymology

Attested as Den Ouden Dyck in 1680. Compound of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a former levee.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ou‧dijk

Proper noun

Oudijk n

1. a hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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