Wilhelminadorp

Dutch

Etymology

• (Zeeland) Attested as WILHELMINADORP, veelal het Nieuwedorp genoemd in 1849. Compound of Wilhelmina (a personal name) and dorp (“village”). Named after Wilhelmina of Prussia (1774-1837), the wife of King William I. See also Zealandic Wulleminadurp.
• (Noord-Brabant) Compound of Wilhelmina (a personal name) and dorp (“village”). Named after Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962) because of the neighbourhood's proximity to the Wilhelminakanaal channel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɪl.ɦɛlˈmi.naːˌdɔrp/
• Hyphenation: Wil‧hel‧mi‧na‧dorp

Proper noun

Wilhelminadorp n

1. A village in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Best, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Wilhelminadorper
• Wilhelminadorps

References

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