Nieuwe Niedorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as niewenniedorp in 1289. Derived from Middle Dutch nieu (“new”) and a compound of nie (“new”) and dorp (“village, secondary settlement”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oude Niedorp.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Nieu‧we Nie‧dorp

Proper noun

Nieuwe Niedorp n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Nieuwe-Niedorp (historical)

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