indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Settlement
Usage English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
Scripts Ντόρτμουντ(Greek) Дортмунд(Belarusian, Russian)
Pronounced Pron. DAWRT-mənd(English) DAWRT-muwnt(English, German) DAWRT-muwnd(English) DOWT-muwnt(German) DAWRT-moond(Italian) DAWRT-moont(Polish) DORT-muwnt(Russian) [key·IPA]
Meaning & History
First mentioned in the 9th century AD as Throtmanni, of uncertain origin and meaning, the form Dortmunde first appeared in the 13th century. This is the name of a city in western Germany.