Middelie

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as middela in 1277. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of Middle Dutch middel (“middle, mid-”) and aa (“watercourse, river”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Mid‧de‧lie

Proper noun

Middelie n

1. A village and former municipality of Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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