Jannendorp
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested as Jannendorp in 1936. Compound of an unclear first element and dorp (“village, settlement”). The first element may be dialectal jannen (“chestnut, Castanea sativa”) used in a perjorative sense to refer to the perceived poverty of the settlement's inhabitants. Compare Musschendorp.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: Jan‧nen‧dorp
Proper noun
[edit]Jannendorp n
- A hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands.