Wilhelminadorp

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Zeeland) Attested as WILHELMINADORP, veelal het Nieuwedorp genoemd in 1849. Compound of Wilhelmina (a personal name) and dorp (“village”). Named after Wilhelmina of Prussia (1774-1837), the wife of King William I. See also Zealandic Wulleminadurp.
  • (Noord-Brabant) Compound of Wilhelmina (a personal name) and dorp (“village”). Named after Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962) because of the neighbourhood's proximity to the Wilhelminakanaal channel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɪl.ɦɛlˈmi.naːˌdɔrp/
  • Hyphenation: Wil‧hel‧mi‧na‧dorp

Proper noun

Wilhelminadorp n

  1. a village in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Best, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Wilhelminadorper
  • Wilhelminadorps

References

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