Jannendorp

Dutch

Etymology

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
  • Hyphenation: Jan‧nen‧dorp

Proper noun

Jannendorp n

  1. A hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “jannendorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.