Bilderdam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bilresdam in 1364. Potentially a compound of a term cognate to Old English billere (“type of water plant”) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Bil‧der‧dam

Proper noun

Bilderdam n

  1. A hamlet in Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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