Nootdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as noitdorper wech in 1280-1287. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch noot (“cattle”) or Old Dutch Nantho (a personal name) and Middle Dutch dorp (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Noot‧dorp

Proper noun

Nootdorp n

1. A village and former municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Nootdorper
• Nootdorps
• Pijnacker-Nootdorp

References

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