Oosteinde

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) First attested as in den oestereneynde in 1419. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Groningen) Attested as Oosteinde in 1851-1855. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and einde (“end, edge”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Oostìnd.
• (Gelderland) Attested as Oosteinde in 1654. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Aalsmeer) Attested as Toost ende van Aelsmeer in 1615. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Koggenland) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Bodegraven-Reeuwijk) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and einde (“end, edge”). The toponym contrasts with Westeinde.
• (Hillegom) Attested as Oostender [sic] in 1615. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Teylingen) Attested as Oostender [sic] in 1615. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Overijssel) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and einde (“end, edge”). The toponym contrasts with Westeinde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːstˈɛi̯n.də/
• Hyphenation: Oost‧ein‧de
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ndə

Proper noun

Oosteinde n

1. A village in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
2. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands
4. A hamlet in Aalsmeer, North Holland, Netherlands
5. A hamlet in Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands
6. A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands
7. A hamlet in Hillegom, South Holland, Netherlands
8. A hamlet in Teylingen, South Holland, Netherlands
9. A neighbourhood of Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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