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Numansdorp

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Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Numans Dorp in 1773. Compound of Numan (a surname) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Named after Gerard Numan, a secretary of Emperor Maximilian I of Austria who acquired the land the current village stands on in 1492.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Nu‧mans‧dorp

Proper noun

Numansdorp n

  1. a village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Numansdorper
  • Numansdorps

References

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