De Cocksdorp

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Etymology

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Attested as COCKSDORP (DE) in 1841. From de Cock (a surname) +‎ -s- +‎ dorp (village, settlement). Named after Nicolaas Josephus de Cock (1804-1848), a shipowner who founded a company to develop the land around the settlement in 1835.

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De Cocksdorp n

  1. A village in the north of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.

References

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