Rotterdam

Rotterdam
Meaning

Rotterdam (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)

Concepts

Rotterdam

SS Rotterdam

MS Rotterdam

Frequency

28k
Hyphenated as
Rot‧ter‧dam
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌrɔ.tərˈdɑm/
Etymology

First attested as rotter dam ter haluer rotte in 1280-1287. From Middle Dutch rotterdam, a compound of the hydronym Rotte + dam.

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