Ooij

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Berg en Dal) Potentially attested as de oia in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as de oge in 1081. Derived from Old Dutch oia (“land next to water”).
  • (Neder-Betuwe) First attested as Oyen in 1520. Derived from ooi (“land next to a river”).
  • (Tiel) Derived from ooi (“land next to a river”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oːi̯/
  • Hyphenation: Ooij
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯
  • Homophones: ooi, Ooy

Proper noun

Ooij n

  1. A village in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Fustendom (Carnival nickname)
  2. A hamlet in Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.
  3. 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
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