Baarsdorpermeer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as barsdorp in 1345. Compound of the toponym Baarsdorp (a compound of Middle Dutch Baer (“a personal name”) and dorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”)) and meer (“lake”). Named after a former lake.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Baars‧dor‧per‧meer

Proper noun edit

Baarsdorpermeer n

A hamlet in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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