Adorp

First attested as artharpe in 1371. Etymology unknown. Compound of an unclear first element and dorp (“village, settlement”). Proposed etymologies for the first element include Old Frisian arth (“farmland”) and arn (“eagle”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Oadörp.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.dɔrp/
• Hyphenation: Adorp
• Homophone: Aadorp

Adorp n

1. A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

• Adorper

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