Spaarndam-West

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Spaarn‧dam-‧West

Proper noun

Spaarndam-West n

1. A village in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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