Klijndijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Klijndijk in 1899. Compound of Klijn (a surname) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement is named after entrepreneur Jasper Klijn (1810-1858).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Klijndiek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛi̯n.dɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Klijn‧dijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ndɛi̯k

Proper noun

Klijndijk n

1. A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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