Völckerdorp

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested 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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvøːl.kərˌdɔrp/
Hyphenation: Völ‧cker‧dorp

Proper noun edit

Völckerdorp n

A hamlet in Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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