Hekendorp
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hedickendorp around 1307. Compound of Middle Dutch Hedeke (“a personal name”) and dorp (“village, subsidiary settlement”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: He‧ken‧dorp
Proper noun
Hekendorp n
- A village and former municipality of Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Hekendorper
- Hekendorps
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “hekendorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN