Woldendorp

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as waldmonathorp in 1399. Compound of either a toponym *Wald or Old Frisian wald (“swamp forest, marsh forest”), man (“man, inhabitant”) and dorp (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔl.də(n)ˌdɔrp/
Hyphenation: Wol‧den‧dorp

Proper noun edit

Woldendorp n

A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN