Blijdorp
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch brij (“sludge, mud”) and dorp (“farmstead, village”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to blij (“happy, joyous”). Named after the Blijdorpse polder.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Blij‧dorp
Proper noun edit
Blijdorp n
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.