Westdorpe

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Westdorp in 1545. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiddorpe.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʋɛstˈdɔr.pə/
Hyphenation: West‧dor‧pe
Rhymes: -ɔrpə

Proper noun edit

Westdorpe n

A village and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Koeterdurp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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