Dedemsvaart

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Dedemsvaart sometime after 1809. Compound of Dedem (a surname) and vaart (“canal”). The settlement was named after a nearby canal built by Baron J. W. van Dedem tot Den Berg (1776-1851).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.dəmsˌvaːrt/
Hyphenation: De‧dems‧vaart
Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun

Dedemsvaart n

A village in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN