Bijdorp

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

• Hyphenation: Bij‧dorp

Proper noun

Bijdorp n

1. a neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
2. a neighbourhood of Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands
3. a neighbourhood of Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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