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Etymology

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Attested as Bollendorp in 1680. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. If the toponym is old, a derivation from Middle Dutch Bolle (a personal name) and dorp (homestead, village, settlement) is possible. If the toponym is young, a derivation from the plural form of bol (bulb) and dorp (village) is possible.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Bol‧len‧dorp

Proper noun

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Bollendorp n

  1. A hamlet in Heiloo, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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