Westdorpe

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Westdorp in 1545. Compound of west (west-, western) and dorp (village, settlement). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiddorpe.

See also Zealandic Wesdurpe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛstˈdɔr.pə/
  • Hyphenation: West‧dor‧pe
  • Rhymes: -ɔrpə

Proper noun

Westdorpe n

  1. a village and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Koeterdurp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

  • Westdorpenaar
  • Westdorps

References

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