Hoogdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hoghe dorpe and hoge dorp in 1251. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and dorp (“village, secondary settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧dorp

Proper noun

Hoogdorp n

  1. a neighbourhood of Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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