Lerop

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as liethorp in 943. Compound of an uncertain first element and Old Dutch thorp (“village, settlement”). The first elemented has been linked to Proto-Germanic *leuta (“duplicitous”), although this reading poses semantic difficulties. Compare Lierop.

See also Limburgish Lieërop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.rɔp/
• Hyphenation: Le‧rop
• Rhymes: -eːrɔp

Proper noun

Lerop n

1. A hamlet in Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French L’Europe.

Proper noun

Lerop

1. Europe