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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sparnam in 1253. Compound of the hydronym Spaarne and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”). The element west (“west”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Spaarndam-Oost.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Spaarn‧dam-‧West
Proper noun
Spaarndam-West n
- A village in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “spaarndam-west”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN