Waalsdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as walixdorp in 1334. Compound of Middle Dutch Walich (a personal name) and dorp (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Named after a former village.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Waals‧dorp

Proper noun

Waalsdorp n

A neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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