Hoogdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hoghe dorpe and hoge dorp in 1251. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and dorp (“village, secondary settlement”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hoog‧dorp

Proper noun

Hoogdorp n

1. A neighbourhood of Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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