Oostendam

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as totten cleynen waldammen toe, die men heet op desen voorsz. ty dappers - dam in 1435, attested with certainty as Oostendam in 1846. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Oos‧ten‧dam

Proper noun

Oostendam n

1. A village in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Oostendammer
• Oostendams

References

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