Bijdorp

== Dutch == === Etymology === (Barendrecht) Derived from a compound of bij (“near, close to”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Originally the name of a manor. (Schiedam) Attested as Bijdorp in 1936. Derived from a compound of bij (“near, close to”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Likely to have originally been the name of a house. (Voorschoten) Compound of Bije (a surname) and dorp (“village”). Named after an estate built by nobleman Johan de Bije (1649-1715). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Bij‧dorp === Proper noun === Bijdorp n a neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands a neighbourhood of Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands a neighbourhood of Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Blijdorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN