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Heerjansdam
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as haren heyenland in 1323. Compound of nl dum here lord, dum Jan a personal name and dum dam dam. The current name of the village refers to Jan van Roozendaal, a nobleman who was granted the village in 1368.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Heerjansdam.ogg
nl Heer jans dam
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Zwijndrecht p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Heerjansdammer
nl Heerjansdams
References
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