Etymology
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Attested as Stierp in 1639. Compound of a term cognate to stuur (“wild, rough, turbulent”) and Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
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Stierop n
- A hamlet in Castricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “stierop”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN