Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as henrick iden ambocht in 1340. Compound of the name of Hendrik Ye Wittenzoon and Middle Dutch ambacht (“type of fiefdom”). Wittenzoon was the scion of a banking family which financed the land reclamation projects the current village stands on; he received the fiefdom in 1376.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Hen‧drik-‧Ido-‧Am‧bacht
Proper noun
[edit]Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht n
- A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Ambacht
Derived terms
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- nl:Towns in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands