Aagtdorp

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Ees'trup (dialect form), Eechtrip (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as ekthorp in 1215-1226. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch eggh (“corner, boundary”) and dorp (“farmstead, village, secondary settlement”). The first element is unlikely to be a personal name or dialectal aagt (“low-lying pasture”). Compare Bregtdorp.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Aagt‧dorp

Proper noun

Aagtdorp n

  1. A village in Bergen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “aagtdorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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