Dieden

First attested as dyechden and duechden in 1425. Etymology unknown. Perhaps related to dik (“fat”), dicht (“tight, closed”) and gedijen (“wax, grow”), here referring to a location covered by dense vegetation.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.də(n)/
• Hyphenation: Die‧den
• Rhymes: -idən

Dieden n

1. A village and former municipality of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands

• Diedenaar
• Diedens
• Dieden, Demen en Langel

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