Geestdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ghersdorp in 1272. Compound of Middle Dutch gers (“grass, grassland, pasture”) and dorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”).

Compare Gaastmeer.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Geest‧dorp

Proper noun

Geestdorp n

1. A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “geestdorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN