Heerjansdam

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as haren heyenland in 1323. Compound of Middle Dutch here (“lord”), Jan (a personal name) and dam (“dam”). The current name of the village refers to Jan van Roozendaal, a nobleman who was granted the village in 1368. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Heer‧jans‧dam === Proper noun === Heerjansdam n a village and former municipality of Zwijndrecht, South Holland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Heerjansdammer Heerjansdams === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Heerjansdam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN