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
- 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
- Europe