Hindeloopen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hitinkufe and hintinlvofe around 822-825. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian hinda (“hind, female deer”) and hlop (“jump, leap”), apparently referring to a lower section of fencing which deer could jump over. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older version of the Frisian name. Compare Hindlip.

See also West Frisian Hylpen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪn.dəˌloː.pə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Hin‧de‧loo‧pen

Proper noun

Hindeloopen n

1. A city and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hindeloopen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN