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Prosperdorp
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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Prosperdorp in 1936. Compound of nl Prosper a personal name and nl dorp village, settlement. The settlement was named for its location in the Prosperpolder, which was named in turn after its primary investor, Duke Prosper Lodewijk van Arenberg (1785-1861).
Pronunciation
nl /ˈprɔs.pərˌdɔrp/
nl Pros per dorp
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Hulst p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
References
prosperdorp
nl eponyms