De Domp

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Domp in 1899. Derived from West Frisian domp (“chunk, lump”), here referring to a type of turf. Alternatively, the toponym may derive from the name of a farmhouse; in this case, it may derive from domp (“bittern, Botaurus stellaris”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈdɔmp/
• Hyphenation: De Domp
• Rhymes: -ɔmp

Proper noun

De Domp n

1. A neighbourhood of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de domp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN