Oudendijk

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === (Noord-Holland) Ouwedik (West Frisian), Ouwendik (West Frisian) === Etymology === (Noord-Holland) First attested as oudendyc in 1423 and 1424. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and dyc (“levee”). (Noord-Brabant) Compound of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwendijk. (Hoeksche Waard, near Goudswaard) Attested as Ouden Dyk in 1773. Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwendijk. (Hoeksche Waard, near Strijen) Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.də(n)ˌdɛi̯k/ Hyphenation: Ou‧den‧dijk === Proper noun === Oudendijk n a village and former municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands a hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands a hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands a hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Oudendijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN