Broerdijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• De Boerdik (West Frisian)

Etymology

Attested as Broer Dijck in 1680. Compound of broer (“brother”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Broer‧dijk

Proper noun

Broerdijk n

1. A hamlet in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “broerdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN