Fijnaart
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- De Féndert (dialect form)
Etymology[edit]
First attested as die fiinre in 1380. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch fijn (“fine, of good quality”) suffixed with -er. The emphatic -t was added at a later date. The toponym might have been intended to contrast with Klundert.
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Proper noun[edit]
Fijnaart n
- A village in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: 't Kleigat (Carnival nickname)
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN