Kopaf

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Groenweide of Kopaf in 1867. Compound of kop (“head”) and af (“off”). The toponym may refer to a place where somebody was decapitated by accident or to a place where death sentences were executed. Compare Kijkuit, De Omval, Pasop, Rolaf and Valom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pɑf/
• Hyphenation: Kop‧af

Proper noun

Kopaf n

1. a hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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