Numansdorp

Dutch

Etymology

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

• Hyphenation: Nu‧mans‧dorp

Proper noun

Numansdorp n

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

Derived terms

• Numansdorper
• Numansdorps

References

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