Heerjansdam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as haren heyenland in 1323. Compound of Middle Dutch here (“lord”), Jan (a personal name) and dam (“dam”). The current name of the village refers to Jan van Roozendaal, a nobleman who was granted the village in 1368.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Heer‧jans‧dam

Proper noun

Heerjansdam n

1. A village and former municipality of Zwijndrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Heerjansdammer
• Heerjansdams

References

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