Risdam

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Rys Dam in 1680. Compound of rijs (“brushwood”) and dam (“dam”). Named after a former dam. Compare Rijsdam.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ris‧dam

Proper noun

Risdam n

1. A neighbourhood of Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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