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

1. A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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