Den Oord

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Wijk bij Duurstede) Attested as Den Oord in 1838-1857. Derived from oord (“land protruding into or bordering water, place”).
  • (Houten) Derived from oord (“land protruding into or bordering water, place”). Named after a former farmhouse.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Den Oord

Proper noun

Den Oord n

  1. A hamlet in Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “den oord”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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