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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Ewijk Sluis in 1839-1859. Compound of Van Ewijck (a surname) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The village is named after Daniël Jacob van Ewijck van Oostbroek van de Bilt, a former King's commissioner of Noord-Holland who was involved in the empolderment of the Anna Paulowna polder.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Van Ewijck‧sluis
Proper noun
Van Ewijcksluis n
- A village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “van ewijcksluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN