Monnickendam.
a city and former municipality of Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a city and former municipality of Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
First attested as monnickendam and monikendamme in 1288. Compound of Middle Dutch monic (“monk”) and dam (“dam”). Either named directly after a dam built by the monks of the Mariëngaarde monastery in Friesland or after a dam in the Monnikemeer lake, also named after monks from Mariëngaarde.
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