Hoogdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hoghe dorpe and hoge dorp in 1251. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and dorp (“village, secondary settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧dorp

Proper noun

Hoogdorp n

  1. A neighbourhood of Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “hoogdorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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