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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Waterop in 1866. Potentially derived from dorp (“village”). A proposed derivation from Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”) is unlikely, as this would imply that the toponym is ancient.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tə.rɔp/
- Hyphenation: Wa‧te‧rop
Proper noun
Waterop n
- A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN