Oost-Graftdijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Oostbuert in 1639. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”), the hydronym Vuile Graft and dijk (“levee”). The village was initially called Oostbuurt (compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”)). The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from West-Graftdijk.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Oost-‧Graft‧dijk

Proper noun

Oost-Graftdijk n

A village in Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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