Hordijkerveld

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as hordijk in 1446. Compound of the toponym Hordijk (potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch horn (“corner, sharp bend”) and dyc (“levee”) or, alternatively, from *hordendijk (“levee reinforced with osier screens”)) and veld (“field”). Hordijk was an independent hamlet before being absorbed by Rotterdam.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hor‧dij‧ker‧veld

Proper noun

Hordijkerveld n

1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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