Nieuwe Niedorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as niewenniedorp in 1289. Derived from Middle Dutch nieu (“new”) and a compound of nie (“new”) and dorp (“village, secondary settlement”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oude Niedorp.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Nieu‧we Nie‧dorp

Proper noun

Nieuwe Niedorp n

1. A village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Nieuwe-Niedorp (historical)

References

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