Zwaagdijk-West

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as zuoechdyc in 1319. Compound of the toponym Zwaag, Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”) and west (“west”). Named after a nearby levee. The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Zwaagdijk-Oost.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Zwaag‧dijk-‧West

Proper noun

Zwaagdijk-West n

  1. A village in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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