Oostdorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oistdorp in 1327. Compound of Middle Dutch oost (“east-, eastern”) and dorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Oost‧dorp

Proper noun

Oostdorp n

  1. A neighbourhood of Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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