Dubbeldam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dubbeldamme in 1310. Compound of the hydronym Dubbel (cognate to Middle Dutch *bedûven (“submerge, soak”)) and dam (“dam”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Dub‧bel‧dam

Proper noun

Dubbeldam n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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