Blijdorp

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch brij (“sludge, mud”) and dorp (“farmstead, village”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to blij (“happy, joyous”). Named after the Blijdorpse polder.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Blij‧dorp

Proper noun

Blijdorp n

1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Blijdorper
• Blijdorps

References

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