Noorddorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as noirthorpe in 1125-1130. Compound of Old Dutch north (“north-”) and thorpe (“farmstead, village, secondary settlement”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Noord‧dorp

Proper noun

Noorddorp n

1. A hamlet in Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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