Mariadorp
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of the name of Saint Mary and dorp (“village”). The village was originally named De Kolonie and may have gained its current name after a Lourdes grotto was opened near it.
See also Limburgish De Klonie, Mariadörp.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMariadorp n
- A village in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN