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

  1. A hamlet in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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