Woldendorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as waldmonathorp in 1399. Compound of either a toponym *Wald or Old Frisian wald (“swamp forest, marsh forest”), man (“man, inhabitant”) and dorp (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔl.də(n)ˌdɔrp/
  • Hyphenation: Wol‧den‧dorp

Proper noun

Woldendorp n

  1. A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

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