Donderdam

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Donder (a surname) and dam (“dam”). Named after an illegal dam built by one Joris Adriaensz Donder in 1628.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Don‧der‧dam

Proper noun

Donderdam n

1. A hamlet in Zuidplas, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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