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Dutch
Etymology
All toponyms derived from the Middle Dutch ooy, ouwe (“floodplain, land next to a river”), from Old Dutch ōi, *owe, from Proto-West Germanic *auwju, from Proto-Germanic *awjō; compare ooibos, landouw and Betuwe.
- (Berg en Dal) Potentially attested as de oia in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as de oge in 1081.
- (Neder-Betuwe) First attested as Oyen in 1520.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ooij n
- A village in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Fustendom (Carnival nickname)
- A hamlet in Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ooij”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN