No. 2,080 in Dutch
genaamd
Named.
In a sentence
Er is een stad genaamd Amsterdam in Nederland.
There is a city named Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Here, 'genaamd' is used to introduce the name of an entity, specifically a city.
Het boek genaamd 'De Avonden' is een klassieker in de Nederlandse literatuur.
The book named 'The Evenings' is a classic in Dutch literature.
In this sentence, 'genaamd' specifies the title of the book.
Ze heeft een kat genaamd Felix.
She has a cat named Felix.
This use of 'genaamd' presents the name of the cat owned by the subject.
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