Vlodrop

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as flothorp in 943. Compound of dialectal vlo (“stream, river”) and a metathesized form of dorp (“village, settlement”). The interpretation of the first element as Proto-Germanic *flôh- (“rocky layer”) is incorrect.

See also Limburgish Vlorp, Vlórp, Vloearep.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvloː.drɔp/
  • Hyphenation: Vlo‧drop

Proper noun

Vlodrop n

  1. a village and former municipality of Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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