Numansdorp

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Etymology

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Attested as Numans Dorp in 1773. Compound of Numan (a surname) and dorp (village, settlement). Named after Gerard Numan, a secretary of Emperor Maximilian I of Austria who acquired the land the current village stands on in 1492.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Nu‧mans‧dorp

Proper noun

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Numansdorp n

  1. A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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