Bijdorp

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Barendrecht) Derived from a compound of bij (“near, close to”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Originally the name of a manor.
  • (Schiedam) Attested as Bijdorp in 1936. Derived from a compound of bij (“near, close to”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Likely to have originally been the name of a house.
  • (Voorschoten) Compound of Bije (a surname) and dorp (“village”). Named after an estate built by nobleman Johan de Bije (1649-1715).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bij‧dorp

Proper noun

Bijdorp n

  1. a neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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