Völckerdorp
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Völckerdorp in 1904. Compound of Völcker (“a surname”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Named after the initiator of the land reclamation project which created the land the settlement is located on, H. G. J. Völcker van Soelen en Alderhagen (1840-1908).
See also Zealandic Volkerdurp, Achttien'uuzen.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editVölckerdorp n
- A hamlet in Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands.