Waterop

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Waterop in 1866. Potentially derived from dorp (“village”). A proposed derivation from Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”) is unlikely, as this would imply that the toponym is ancient.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tə.rɔp/
  • Hyphenation: Wa‧te‧rop

Proper noun

Waterop n

  1. A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.

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