Overdam

== Dutch == === Etymology === Potentially attested as overdamme in 1263, attested with certainty as overdam in 1357. Compound of Middle Dutch oever (“over, on the other side of”) and dam (“dam”). Named after a farmhouse located on the other side of a ditch when seen from Loerik. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Over‧dam === Proper noun === Overdam n a neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Overdamme”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN