Groenendijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as gruendike in 1422. Compound of groen (“green, overgrown”) and dijk (“levee”). The toponym may refer to a lower secondary levee.
• (Zeeland) Attested as Groenendijk in 1838-1857. Compound of groen (“green, overgrown”) and dijk (“levee”). The toponym may refer to a lower secondary levee.
• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as groenendyck in 1325. Compound of Middle Dutch grune (“green, overgrown”) and dyc (“levee”). The toponym may refer to a lower secondary levee.

The surname derives from one of several toponyms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣru.nə(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Groe‧nen‧dijk

Proper noun

Groenendijk

1. A hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
4. a surname

References

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