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Ooij
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Dutch
Etymology
All toponyms derived from the nl dum ooy, dum ouwe floodplain, land next to a river, from nl odt ōi, odt *owe, from nl gmw-pro *auwju, from nl gem-pro *awjō; compare nl ooibos, nl landouw and nl Betuwe.
(Berg en Dal) Potentially attested as de oia in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as de oge in 1081.
(Neder-Betuwe) First attested as Oyen in 1520.
Pronunciation
nl /oːi̯/
nl Ooij
nl oːi̯ 1
nl ooi Ooy
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Berg en Dal p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl Fustendom<qq:Carnival nickname>
nl hamlet mun/Neder-Betuwe p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Tiel p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Ooijenaar
nl Ooijs
nl Ooyse Schependom
nl Ooij en Persingen
References
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