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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
Proper noun
Bijdorp n
- A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “blijdorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN