Reeuwijk-Dorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rewike in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch ree (“alignment, boundary line, boundary ditch”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”) or wyc (“inlet, side channel”). The element dorp (“village”) was added later to distinguish the settlement from Reeuwijk-Brug.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Reeu‧wijk-‧Dorp

Proper noun

Reeuwijk-Dorp n

A village in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands
Synonym: Reedeurp (Carnival nickname)

References

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