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Type Settlement
Usage Dutch
Meaning & History
It is unknown how this place got it's name, most think that it's a combination of Dolder and sum. Dolder being an ancient river in the northeastern Netherlands and sum meaning "village/settlement" in Old Saxon, so the meaning is "village/settlement on the Dolder". This is the name of a hamlet in the Drenthe province of the Netherlands.