Papendorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as papenthorp in 1050. Compound of Old Dutch papo (“priest, cleric”) or Papo (“a personal name”) and thorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧pen‧dorp

Proper noun

Papendorp n

  1. A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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