Duivendijke

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially a compound of a hydronym derived from Middle Dutch Duve (a personal name) and aa (“body of water, river”) and dijk (“levee”). Compare Duiveland, Duiven, Duivendrecht and Duivenvoorde.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Dui‧ven‧dij‧ke

Proper noun

Duivendijke n

1. A former hamlet and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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