Philipsdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Philipsdorp in 1926. Compound of Philips (“a surname”) and dorp (“village”). Named after a complex of factory housing constructed for employees of the Philips electronics company. Compare Agodorp, Batadorp and Heveadorp.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfi.lɪpsˌdɔrp/
Hyphenation: Phi‧lips‧dorp

Proper noun

Philipsdorp n

A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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