Lambertschaag

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lambrechtscoch around 1312. Compound of the name of Saint Lambert of Maastricht and Middle Dutch coge (“land located outside of a levee, land next to a watercourse”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to schage (“copse”) under the influence of nearby Schagen.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Lam‧bert‧schaag

Proper noun

Lambertschaag n

A village in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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