Didam

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Diem (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as diedehun in 1025. Compound of Old Dutch Diede (“a personal name”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to dam (“dam”). Compare Zeddam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈdɑm/

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• Hyphenation: Di‧dam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Proper noun

Didam n

1. A town and former municipality of Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Didammer
• Diems

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “didam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN