Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as 't Mussendorp in 1839-1859. Compound of the plural form of mus (sparrow, Passeridae sp.) and dorp (village, settlement). The element mus may have a perjorative meaning.

Compare Jannendorp.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Mus‧schen‧dorp

Proper noun edit

Musschendorp n

  1. A hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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