Vuilendam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vulen-damme in 1320. Compound of Middle Dutch vuul (“bad, in disrepair”) and dam (“dam”). Compare Kwadendamme.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Vui‧len‧dam

Proper noun

Vuilendam n

1. A hamlet in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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