Gaasperdam

== Dutch == === Etymology === Attested as Gaesperdam in 1639. Compound of the hydronym Gaasp and dam (“dam”). The hydronym is likely a compound of Proto-Germanic *geuzan (“flow powerfully”) and Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”). Compare Gesperden, Hagestein and Gaasbeek. Formerly an independent hamlet. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Gaas‧per‧dam === Proper noun === Gaasperdam n a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Gaasperdam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN