Hoofddorp
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst 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
editHoofddorp n
- A town in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Meerbonkendorp (Carnival nickname)