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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Dolphia in 1899. Derived from Dolf (“a personal name”) suffixed with the pseudo-Latin suffix -ia. Originally the name of a house.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔl.fi.aː/
- Hyphenation: Dol‧phia
Proper noun
Dolphia n
- A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “dolphia”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN