Hoofddorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kruisdorp in 1867. Compound of hoofd (“head-, chief”) and dorp (“village”). Originally named Kruisdorp after the village's central location in the Haarlemmermeer. The settlement was renamed in 1868 as it became the chief settlement of the polder.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hoofd‧dorp

Proper noun

Hoofddorp n

1. A town in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Meerbonkendorp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Hoofddorper
• Hoofddorps

References

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