Sint Aagtendorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as agathenkiricha and agathenkyricha in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of the name of Saint Agatha and Middle Dutch dorp (“village, settlement”). The toponym was once an alternative name of Beverwijk.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Sint Aag‧ten‧dorp

Proper noun

Sint Aagtendorp n

  1. A neighbourhood of Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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