Burgersdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as burgerdijc in 1272. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Burg and Middle Dutch dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bur‧gers‧dijk

Proper noun

Burgersdijk n

1. A hamlet in Midden-Delfland, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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