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, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Numansdorper
  • Numansdorps

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