Hoofddorp

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Kruisdorp in 1867. Compound of hoofd (“head-, chief”) and dorp (“village”). Originally named Kruisdorp after the village's central location in the Haarlemmermeer. The settlement was renamed in 1868 as it became the chief settlement of the polder.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Hoofd‧dorp

Proper noun edit

Hoofddorp n

A town in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Meerbonkendorp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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