Spaarndam-Oost

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sparnam in 1253. Compound of the hydronym Spaarne and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”). The element oost (“east”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Spaarndam-West.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Spaarn‧dam-‧Oost

Proper noun

Spaarndam-Oost n

A village in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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