Everdingen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as euerdinge around 1215. Potentially derived from Old Dutch Evert (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- in the dative plural form. Compare Goilberdingen and Helsdingen.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ever‧din‧gen

Proper noun

Everdingen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Everdinger
  • Everdings

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “everdingen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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