Mariadorp

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound 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 edit

IPA^(key): /maːˈri.aːˌdɔrp/
Hyphenation: Ma‧ria‧dorp

Proper noun edit

Mariadorp n

A village in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN