Den Oord

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • (Wijk bij Duurstede) Attested as Den Oord in 1838-1857. Derived from oord (“land protruding into or bordering water, place”).
  • (Houten) Derived from oord (“land protruding into or bordering water, place”). Named after a former farmhouse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Den Oord

Proper noun[edit]

Den Oord n

  1. A hamlet in Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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