Hoofddorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kruisdorp in 1867. Compound of hoofd (“head-, chief”) and dorp (“village”). Originally named Kruisdorp after the village's central location in the Haarlemmermeer. The settlement was renamed in 1868 as it became the chief settlement of the polder.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hoofd‧dorp

Proper noun

Hoofddorp n

  1. a town in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Meerbonkendorp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

  • Hoofddorper
  • Hoofddorps

References

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