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Geldrop
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Gèldrup dialect form
Etymology
First attested as gheldorp in 1302. Compound of an unknown first element and nl dorp village, settlement. The first element has been interpreted as dum gelde infertile or odt Gello a personal name.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɣɛl.drɔp/
nl Nl-Geldrop.ogg
nl Gel drop
nl ɛldrɔp 2
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Geldrop-Mierlo p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Lappegat<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Geldroppenaar
nl Geldrops
nl Geldrop-Mierlo
References