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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Kruisdorp in 1867. Compound of hoofd (“head-, chief”) and dorp (“village”). Originally named Kruisdorp after the village's central location in the Haarlemmermeer. The settlement was renamed in 1868 as it became the chief settlement of the polder.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hoofddorp n
- A town in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Meerbonkendorp (Carnival nickname)
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References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hoofddorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN