Dronrijp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested with certainty as dronryp around 1243. Borrowed from West Frisian Dronryp, potentially derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian *Drenno (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and ripe (“edge, bank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɔn.rɛi̯p/
• Hyphenation: Dron‧rijp

Proper noun

Dronrijp n

1. A village and former municipality of Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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