Haanwijk

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as in hanewijc in 1308. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) or Hane (a personal name) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
* (Utrecht) First attested as hanewijc in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) or Hane (a personal name) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Wamberg

First attested as Wamberg in 1609-1614. Compound of an unclear first element and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element may be (cognate with) Middle Dutch wan (“bad, lacking”).

A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Poeldonk

First attested as poldonc in 1292. Compound of poel (“pool, still water in a swamp”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).


Heikantse Hoeve

First attested as Den Heikant in 1838-1857. Derived from an otherwise unknown toponym Heikant (for which see Heikant) and hoeve (“farmstead”).


Tielse Hoeve

First attested as de Tielenshoeve in 1653. Compound of Tielens (a surname) and hoeve (“farmstead”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted as Tiels (“pertaining to or from the city of Tiel”).


Wielsche Hoeven

First attested as de Wielsche Hoeve in 1656. Compound of wiel (“kolk lake”) and hoeve (“farmstead”).


Deuteren

First attested as oeteren in 1347-1348. Etymology unknown. May be linked to uiter (“outer, outwards”). The initial d developed through the contraction of an article into the toponym.

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A hamlet in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Bokhoven

First attested as buchouen in 1243. Compound of Middle Dutch buc (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

inh

A village and former municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Horzik

First attested as op de Horsick in 1685. Derived from Middle Dutch hornic (“corner”). Compare Deelshurk, Hazenhurk, Hoorzik, De Horck, Horick, De Hurk and Hurkske.


Oud-Empel

Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Empel.


Dieskant

First attested as Dieskant in 1866. Derived from the hydronym Dieze and kant (“side, edge”).


Lagekant

First attested as Lagen Kant in 1799. Derived from laag (“low, low-lying”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Schotsheuvel

First attested as Schotsheuvel in 1673. Compound of schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed area, fenced-in land”) and heuvel (“hill”).


Empel en Meerwijk

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Engelen

First attested as angle in 1147. Derived from Old Dutch *angila (“bend, curve”).


Aawijk

Compound of the hydronym Aa and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).

A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Maliskamp

First attested as Malliscamp in 1690. Compound of Mallis (a personal name) and kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).


Kaathoven

First attested as Caethoven in 1563. Compound of a variant of kot (“cottage, shack”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Hintham

First attested as hintham in 1300. Compound of an unclear first element and ham (“alluvial land deposited in the bend of a river”).


Vinkel

First attested as vinckel in 1299. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch vinke (“turf of poor quality”) and lo (“pool”).

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A village in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Wolfsdonken

First attested as Wolfdonk in 1838. Compound of wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and the plural form of donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).


De Slagen

First attested as Ortensche Slagen in 1866. Derived from the plural form of slag (“strip of farmland or pastureland”). Originally the name of a polder.


De Rompert

First attested as roemput in 1395. Derived from a hydronym, which in turn derives from Middle Dutch roemput (“cream jar”).


Nuland

First attested as nuwelant and nulant in 1299. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed or developed land”).


Meerwijk

* (Noord-Brabant)
* (Haarlem) Compound of meer (“lake”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood is located close to the Haarlemmermeer.
* (Uithoorn) First attested as meerwijc in 1290. Compound of Middle Dutch meere (“pool, lake”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). The toponym references the neighbourhood's location between the Zijdelmeer lake and the Amstel river.

A neighbourhood of Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Uithoorn, North Holland, Netherlands


Orthen

First attested as hortina between 800 and 850. Derived from the dative plural form of the hydronym Old Dutch *Urtina. Formerly an independent village. Cognate with the Belgian hydronym Ourthe.


Empel

First attested as empele in 815-816. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym composed of Proto-Germanic *ama- (“natural watercourse”) and *apa (“river, stream”). Compare Emmen and Emst.


De Vliert

First attested as vliedert versus orthen in 1281. Derived from Middle Dutch vlieder (“elder, Sambucus nigra”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t.


De Schutskamp

Compound of the dialectal verb schutten (“to impound cattle roaming free on common grounds in order to return it to its owner in return for a fee”) and kamp (“enclosed piece of land”). Compare Schutveld.


De Herven

First attested as Herven in 1838-1857. Perhaps derived from Middle Dutch heruen (“flax, Linum usitatissimum”). Compare Gerwen.


De Hambaken

Potentially attested as den hangbaec in 1403. If the oldest attestation is correct, the toponym may derive from Middle Dutch hangbake (“smoked ham”) and be named after a house.


Theereheide

First attested as Tederheijden in 1571. Compound of the toponym Thede (a lost settlement) and heide (“heath, heathland”).

A neighbourhood of Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Kruiskamp

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as den Cruijscampen in 1646. Compound of kruis (“ecclesiastical, church-”) and kamp (“enclosed piece of land”).
* (Utrecht) First attested as cruijscamp in 1469. Compound of Middle Dutch cruce (“cross”) and camp (“enclosed piece of land”). The first element may indicate that the land formerly belonged to the church.

A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Muntel

First attested as de Muntel in 1844. Perhaps derived from Middle Dutch munte (“hill used as a place of refuge during floods”) suffixed with -l. Originally the name of a field.


Rosmalen

First attested as rosmella between 800 and 850. Probably derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *rausa- (“reed”) and *malhô (“glen, swamp”). The toponym was later reinterpreted as rosmolen (“horse mill”). Compare Orsmaal in Orsmaal-Gussenhoven.


Sint-Michielsgestel

Potentially attested as gestele around 1173, attested with certainty as gestele in 1305. Compound of the name of Saint Michael and the common toponymic element gastel (“inn, guesthouse”). Named after a local church dedicated to the saint.

Meronyms: Beekveld, Berlicum, Besselaar, De Bus, De Hogert, De Loofaert, Den Dungen, Doornhoek, Gemonde, Haanwijk, Halder, Heikantse Hoeve, Hersend, Hezelaar, Hoek, Horzik, Kerkeind, Laar, Maaskantje, Middelrode, Nijvelaar, Plein, Poeldonk, Ruimel, Tielse Hoeve, Wamberg, Wielsche Hoeven, Woud

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Luttelherpt

First attested as luttelherph in 1281. Compound of luttel (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Herpt.

A hamlet in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Haarsteeg

First attested as haersteghe in 1377. Compound of haar (“sandy ridge”) and steeg (“path, narrow road”).

A village in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vliedberg

Derived from vliedberg (“hill used as a place of refuge during flooding”).

A neighbourhood of Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Doeveren

First attested as doureh in 1136. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn appears to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black, dark”). Compare Deuverden.


Braken

Derived from the plural form of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”).


Oudheusden

First attested as hysdene in 1108-1121. Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Heusden.

A village and former municipality of Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hedikhuizen

First attested as hittinchusen in 997. Compound of Old Dutch Hiddo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of huis (“house”).


Giersbergen

First attested as ghiersberch in 1312. Compound of an uncertain first element and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element may be the personal name Middle Dutch Gheer.


De Hoeven

First attested as HOEVEN in 1844. Derived from the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).


Kuiksche Heide

First attested as voorm. heide de Kuiksche heide genoemd in 1841. Derived from the toponym Nieuwkuijk and heide (“heath, heathland”).


Vijfhoeven

First attested as Kamp Vijf-Hoeven in 1868. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).


Heesbeen

First attested as hasbenni in the 10th or 11th century. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *Hasiz (“Hessians”) and Old Dutch banna (“legal district”). An alternative hypothesis posits a derivation from a compound of Old Dutch *hasi (“brushwood”) and been (“pasture”). Compare Haspengouw, Neerhespen and Overhespen.


Drunen

First attested as hune in the first quarter of the 13th century. Derived from a contracted compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Proto-Germanic *hun- (“brown, golden brown, mud, sludge”).


Nieuwkuijk

First attested as niewekuyc in 1383. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and Van Cuijk (a surname). The toponym is a reference to the Lords of Cuijk, who owned land near the settlement.


't Sempke

First attested as Sempke in 1841. Potentially derived from dialectal sompke (“small trench-shaped pool in a marsh”) or semp (“charlock mustard, (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)”). Originally the name of a duck decoy.


Voordijk

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Voordijk in 1874. Derived from voordijk (“levee which serves as a primary barrier against a river or stream”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Voor dijk in 1867. Derived from voordijk (“levee which serves as a primary barrier against a river or stream”).

A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands


Herpt

First attested as harpede in 1108-1121. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *harpa (“sharp bend”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Old Dutch *harpian (“to harrow a field”). Compare Herpen, as well as the morphologically similar English toponyms Harpenden, Harpford, Harpley, Harpsden and Harptree.


Vlijmen

First attested as vlimen in 1239. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym related to Proto-Germanic *vlî (“to flow”). Alternatively, the toponym may be derived from Middle Dutch vlime (“lancet”), here referring to the needle-like shape of the terrain surrounding the village.


Kruisstraat

* (s-Hertogenbosch) First attested as Cruysstraat in 1626. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing”) and straat (“street, road”).
* (Halderberge) First attested as Cruijstrate in 1565. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing”) and straat (“street, road”).
* (Roosendaal) First attested as Cruysstrate in 1662. Compound of kruis (“cross, crossing”) and straat (“street, road”).

A hamlet in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


Babyloniënbroek

First attested as babilonia in 1131. Compound of the toponym Babylon and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The settlement began as a land-reclamation venture by the Sint Truiden monastery. The village was named after Babylon either because of its remote location or (according to local legend) because of the surliness of its inhabitants.

A village in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands


Almkerk

First attested as almekercke in 1292. Compound of the hydronym Alm (an old arm of the Meuse) and kerk (“church”).

A village and former municipality of Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands


Woudrichem

First attested as uualderinghe in the 10th or 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch Waldeher (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

A city and former municipality of Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dussen

First attested as dussan in 1156. Derived from a hydronym thought to be cognate with Old High German dôsôn (“bubble, effervesce”) and German Düssel.


Drongelen

First attested as drungele in 1270. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a compound of a term cognate with Old Norse drengr (“thick branch”) and lo (“light forest”) or a derivation from a hydronym cognate with dringen (“to push, to shove”).


Eethen

First attested as atina in 850. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym. Compare Attelaken and Etten.


Eethen, Genderen en Heesbeen

Named after Eethen, Genderen and Heesbeen.

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Sleeuwijk

First attested as slewijck in 1268. Compound of dialectal slee (“blunt, sour”) or slee (“blackthorn, Prunus spinosa”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Genderen

First attested as ganderon in the late 11th century. Derived from an ancient hydronym. The hydronym has cognates in a large area of Western Europe and may be derived from Proto-Germanic *gandu (“opening, gap”). An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Pre-Indo-European *gand- "gravel". Compare Genderbeemd and Genderdal.


Uitwijk

First attested as utwic in 1108. Compound of uit (“out, outer-”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Nieuwendijk

* (Noord-Brabant) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oudendijk.
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as nyewendijck in 1468. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oudendijk.

A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands


Andel

First attested as analo in 850. Compound of Old Dutch ana (“high, upper, elevated”) and lo (“light forest”). Formerly split into a village and a hamlet called Op-Andel and Neer-Andel ("Upstream Andel" and "Downstream Andel").


Meeuwen

First attested as medua in 850. Derived from an inflected form of Old Dutch *medwe (“hayfield, pasture”). Compare English meadow.


Aalburg

Named after Aalburg, currently part of Wijk en Aalburg.


Waardhuizen

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as wthuysen in 1292. Compound of waard (“land next to water, riverine island”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
* (Noord-Holland) First attested as Waardhuysen in 1514. Compound of waard (“land next to water, riverine island”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Named after a former estate.

A neighbourhood of Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands


Werkendam

First attested as werken and werkine in 1230. Compound of the hydronym Werken (derived from Proto-Germanic *werk- (“bend, twist”)) and dam (“dam”). Compare Werkhoven.


Emmikhoven en Waardhuizen

Named after Emmikhoven (a former hamlet now part of Almkerk) and Waardhuizen.


Buurtje

Derived from the diminutive form of buurt (“hamlet, neighbourhood”).

A hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Baan

First attested as de Baan in 1838-1857. Derived from baan (“thoroughfare”).


Hoekeinde

First attested as Hoekeinden in 1899. Compound of hoek (“corner, bend”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Stenenheul

First attested as Steene Heul in 1838-1857. Compound of steen (“stone”) and heul (“floodgate with an arched bridge”).


Peerenboom

First attested as den Peerenboom. Derived from perenboom (“pear tree”). Named after a polder.


Kerkeinde

First attested as Kerkeinden in 1899. Compound of kerk (“church”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Kievitswaard

First attested as KIEVITSWAARD (DE) in 1845. Compound of kievit (“lapwing, Vanellus vanellus”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island”).


Vierbannen

First attested as Vierbanse Sluys in 1798. Compound of vier (“four”) and the plural form of ban (“legal district, catchment area of a water board”). Originally the name of a lock.


Duizend Morgen

First attested as de duizend Morgen in 1838-1857. Derived from duizend (“thousand”) and morgen (“land measurement”). One thousand morgen corresponds to roughly 850 hectares. Compare Honderd en Tien Morgen, Tiengemeten, Twaalfmorgen and Zevenmorgen.


Uppel

First attested as vppel in 1277. Compound of Middle Dutch up (“upper, higher”) and lo (“light forest”).


Vijcie

First attested as vycen in 1392. Etymology unknown. Potentially linked to vijs (“vice, screw jack”).

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Steurgat

First attested as het Steurgat in 1729-1730. Compound of steur (“sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)”) and gat (“mouth, estuary”). Originally a hydronym.


Zandwijk

* (Groningen)
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as sandwic in 1233. Compound of zand (“sand”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
* (Gelderland) First attested as in sandewihc in 893. Compound of Old Dutch sand (“sand”) and wic (“farmestead, village, settlement”).

A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

A neighbourhood and former village in Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands


't Zand

* (Noord-Holland) Attested as eene herberg, het zand genoemt in 1770. Derived from zand (“sand”). Named after a former inn.
* (Alphen-Chaam) Derived from zand (“sand”).
* (Altena) Derived from zand (“sand”).
* (Zeeland) Attested as t Zand around 1750. Derived from zand (“sand”), here used in the dialectal sense "sand bar, sandy alluvial soil".

A village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands


Kille

First attested as Kille in 1874. Derived from a variant of kil (“gully between two sandbars”).


Oudendijk

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as oudendyc in 1423 and 1424. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and dyc (“levee”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Compound of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwendijk.
* (Hoeksche Waard, near Goudswaard) Attested as Ouden Dyk in 1773. Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwendijk.
* (Hoeksche Waard, near Strijen) Compound of an inflected form of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”).

A village and former municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands


Wijk en Aalburg

Wijk is potentially attested as wijck in 1135 and attested with certainty as wic in 1208. Aalburg is first attested as alburch in 889. Wijk is derived from Old Dutch wic (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Aalburg is derived from a compound of an unclear first element and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The first element has been variously interpreted as Proto-Germanic *alha (“domicile, temple”), dialectal aal (“pointed gully”), aal (“eel”), Middle Dutch ale (“ale, beer”), and Old Dutch aal (“great, entire”); all of these interpretations are purely hypothetical.


Giessen

First attested as giscen in 1178. Etymology uncertain. Appears to be derived from a hydronym cognate to Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully, pour”). Compare Giessendam.


Biesheuvel

First attested as BIESHEUVEL of Biesseheuvel in 1840. Compound of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) and heuvel (“hill”).


Plukmade

A hamlet in Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Gaete

First attested as de Gaete in 1846. Derived from the dative singular form of gat (“mouth of a stream”). Compare Gieten.


Helkant

First attested as Helkant in 1597. Compound of helle (“low-lying swampy place”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Oud-Drimmelen

First attested as Oud Drimmelen in 1773. Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Drimmelen.


Wagenberg

First attested as wagenberghe in 1331. Compound of an uncertain first element and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element has been interpreted as Old Dutch Wago (a personal name) and Proto-Germanic *waegja- (“sloping”). Compare Wagenborgen.

A village in Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hooge Zwaluwe

First attested as zwaluwe in 1291. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and the hydronym Zwaluwe, which in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *swel- (“swell, bloat”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Zwaluwe. Compare Swalmen.


Den Hout

First attested as den houte in 1311. Derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

A village in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands


Ter Aalst

First attested as aelst in 1311. Derived from an inflected form of te (“at”) and a toponymic element of unknown etymology. The formerly widespread hypothesis of a derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t is no longer considered plausible. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Aalst, Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.

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A hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands


Terheijden

First attested as van der heyden in 1332. Compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and heide (“heath, heathland”).

A village and former municipality of Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Eind van Den Hout

First attested as Eind van den Hout in 1865. Derived from eind (“end, edge”) and the toponym Den Hout.


Binnen-Moerdijk

First attested as De Binnen Moerdijk in 1838-1857. Compound of binnen (“within”) and the toponym Moerdijk. So named because the settlement is located behind the levee which Moerdijk derives its name from.


Klein Oosterhout

Attested as Klein Oosterhout in 1913. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Oosterhout.


Seters

First attested as ceters in 1287. Etymology unknown. Not related to Sittard.

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Vrachelen

First attested as vrachel in 1353. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch *vrac (“uncouth, inferior”) and lo (“light forest”) or a compound of Middle Dutch wrac (“brackish, salty”) and lo (“small pool”).


Blauwe Sluis

* (Drimmelen) First attested as De Blauwe Sluis in 1838-1857. Derived from blauw (“blue”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Compare Blauwesluis, Rode Sluis, Zwartsluis and Zwartsluisje.
* (Steenbergen) First attested as bij de Blauwe Sluijs in 1573-1576. Derived from blauw (“blue”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The lock was constructed using Namur bluestone; the settlement was thus named after the colour of the lock. Compare Blauwesluis, Rode Sluis, Zwartsluis and Zwartsluisje.

A hamlet in Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Slotjes

First attested as De Slotjes in 1838-1857. Derived from the plural form of the diminutive form of slot (“small keep, manor house”). Named after the five medieval homesteads located in the neighbourhood.

A neighbourhood of Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands


Warande

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A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherlands


Stuivezand

* (Drimmelen) First attested as stuvensant in 1460. Derived from Middle Dutch stuufsant (“drift-sand, land covered in drift-sand”).
* (Zundert) First attested as in Stuffesande in 1544. Derived from Middle Dutch stuufsant (“drift-sand, land covered in drift-sand”).

A hamlet in Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands


Lage Zwaluwe

First attested as zwaluwe in 1291. Derived from laag (“low, lower”) and the hydronym Zwaluwe, which in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *swel- (“swell, bloat”). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Zwaluwe. Compare Swalmen.


Strijen

* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as strinen in 1167. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *stri (“strike, hit”) or *sreu (“flow”). An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from (a term cognate to) struinen (“wander about, amble about”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as t huys te striene in 1323. Named after a former castle, which in turn was named after a former hydronym.

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A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands


't Hoekske

* (Oosterhout) Derived from a diminutive form of hoek (“corner”).
* (Rucphen) Derived from a diminutive form of hoek (“corner”).
* (Tilburg) Derived from a diminutive form of hoek (“corner”).

A hamlet in Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Steelhoven

First attested as sthenlo in 1213. Compound of steen (“stone”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was eventually replaced by the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Nerhoven

First attested as nerven in 1392. Compound of Middle Dutch ner (“nearby”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Verhoven. Compare also the toponyms Naastenbest and Verrenbest and Doonheide and Verreheide.

A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Molenschot

First attested as mueleschot in 1299. Compound of molen (“mill”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).

A village in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Weilenseind

First attested as Wellenseyndt in 1613. Compound of Wellen (a surname) and eind (“end, edge”).


Hulten

First attested as hoelten in 1293. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch heule (“excavated watercourse”).


Bolberg

* (Breda) First attested as opten Bolberch in 1513. Compound of bol (“round”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Bolenberg.
* (Gilze en Rijen) First attested as opten Bolberch in 1545. Compound of bol (“round”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Bolenberg.

A hamlet in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Biestraat

First attested as biestraten in 1297. Derived from a dialectal variant of bij (“bee, Apis sp.”) and straat (“street, road”).


Langereit

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First attested as langgherryt in 1345. Compound of the dative form of lang (“long, elongated”) and rijt (“small natural watercourse”).


Oosteind

* (Oosterhout) Attested as Opt d'Oisteynde in 1590. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Waalwijk) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).

A hamlet in Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Papendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands


Laareind

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Laereynd in the 18th century. Compound of laar (“intensively cultivated forest”) and eind (“end, edge”).
* (Utrecht) First attested as hlara in 855. Compound of Old Dutch lār (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”) and eind (“end, edge”).

A hamlet in Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Gilze

First attested as gilisa in 1012-1018. Perhaps derived from an ancient hydronym related to Old Norse gil (“gap, ravine”). An alternative hypothesis proposes a compound derived from Old Dutch *gîsil (“twig, branch”) and lo (“light forest”), but this proposed etymology does not match well with the oldest attestations.


Gilze en Rijen

Meronyms: Biestraat, Bolberg, Gilze, Hooge Aard, Horst, Hulten, Laareind, Langereit, Molenschot, Nerhoven, Raakeind, Rijen, Verhoven, Vossenberg, Weilenseind

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Lage Aard

First attested as opten leegen aert in 1456. Derived from laag (“low, lower”) and Middle Dutch aert (“tilled land, farmland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Aard.


Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe

Named after Hooge Zwaluwe and Lage Zwaluwe.

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Drimmelen

First attested as driemilensis in 1285. Likely cognate with Proto-Germanic *þrum- (“piece of land, terminus”), Middle Dutch drom (“end, edge”), dromel (“ends of the fibers of a tissue”). Compare Drempt, Dreumel and Drumpt.

cog

Meronyms: Binnen-Moerdijk, Blauwe Sluis, Gaete, Helkant, Hooge Zwaluwe, Lage Zwaluwe, Made, Oud-Drimmelen, Plukmade, Steelhoven, Stuivezand, Terheijden, Wagenberg

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Rijen

First attested as ten ryden in 1404. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch rîde (“small natural watercourse”).


Verhoven

First attested as verhoven in 1333. Compound of Middle Dutch ver (“far, distant”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nerhoven. Compare also the toponyms Naastenbest and Verrenbest and Doonheide and Verreheide.


Hooge Aard

/ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈaːrt/

First attested as opte aert in 1456. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and Middle Dutch aert (“tilled land, farmland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Lage Aard.


Hertogshoef

A neighbourhood of Geertruidenberg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Statendam

First attested as Statendam Voet Veer in 1838-1857. Compound of Staten and dam (“dam”). Originally the name of a dam constructed by the Estates of Holland.

A hamlet in Geertruidenberg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Laagstraat

First attested as de Leegstraet in 1656. Compound of laag (“low”) and straat (“street, way”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Heistraat.

A hamlet in Dongen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Raakeind

First attested as traeckeynde in 1456. Compound of Middle Dutch rak (“straight stretch of land or water”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Klein-Dongen

First attested as Cleyn Dungen in 1573. Compound of klein (“small, lesser”) and the toponym Dongen.


Dongense Vaart

First attested as over de vaert in 1700. Derived from the toponym Dongen and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”).

A village in Dongen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Sprangsevaart

First attested as SPRANGSCHE-VAART in 1847. Compound of the toponym Sprang (now part of Sprang-Capelle) and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”).


Raamsdonk

First attested as ramesdunc in 1253. Compound of either Middle Dutch rams (“wild garlic, Allium ursinum”) or Middle Dutch Rame (a personal name) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”). Compare Ramele.

A village and former municipality of Geertruidenberg, North Brabant, Netherlands


's Gravenmoer

First attested as sgraven moer in 1326. Compound of graaf (“count”) and moer (“peat bog, turf extraction area”). The settlement formerly belonged to the Counts of Holland.

A village and former municipality of Dongen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Zanddonk

First attested as ane ghene sant donc in 1295. Compound of zand (“sand”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

A neighbourhood of Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vrijhoeve-Capelle

A village and former municipality of Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Nieuwe-Vaart

First attested as Nieuwe Vaart in 1798. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”). Originally the name of a canal.


Besoijen

First attested as bizoyen in 1312-1350. Perhaps derived from a compound of Middle Dutch bys (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) and ooi (“land next to a watercourse”). Formerly an independent village.

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Duiksehoef

First attested as DUIKSCHE HOEVE in 1841. Derived from either an otherwise unknown toponym *Duik or Duik (a surname) and hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).

A hamlet in Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands


Kraanven

First attested as op Craenven in 1613. Compound of kraan (“crane bird”) and ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).


Meerdijk

First attested as meerdyc in 1326. Compound of meer (“pool, lake”) and dijk (“levee”).


Baardwijk

First attested as barduvich in 1136. Compound of Old Dutch barda (“edge, end”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.


Waspik-Zuid

Compound of the toponym Waspik and zuid (“south”).

A village in Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Waspik

First attested as waspich in 1257. Compound of Middle Dutch wase (“sludge, mud”) and spijk (“headland, spit”). Compare Barsbeek.


De Moer

First attested as De Moer in 1838-1857. Derived from moer (“peat bog, turf extraction area”).

A village in Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands


Sprang-Capelle

Sprang is first attested as spranc in 1331. Capelle is first attested as capella in 1257. Sprang is derived from (now dialectal) sprang (“spring of a brook or stream”). Capelle is derived from Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”). Formerly two independent villages.


Molenwijck

Compound of molen (“mill”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). Named by analogy with Moleneind and Molenstraat.

A neighbourhood of Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hooge-Vaart

First attested as Hoege Vaert in 1523. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”).

A hamlet in Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Loons Hoekje

First attested as Loons Hoekje in 1838-1857. Derived from the toponym Loon op Zand and the diminutive form of hoek (“isolated place”).


Hespelaar

First attested as espelaer in 1396. Compound of esp (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

A hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dongen

First attested as ten donghene in 1288. Derived from a hydronym of uncertain origins. The hydronym is possibly cognate with English dank and Old Norse dokk (“hole, pit”).

Meronyms: Dongense Vaart, Klein-Dongen, Laagstraat, 's Gravenmoer, 's-Gravenmoerse Vaart


Kaatsheuvel

First attested as Kesthovel in 1506. Compound of an uncertain first element and heuvel (“hill”). The first element has been interpreted as dialectal kets (“road used to lead cows to pasture, country road”), kest (“storehouse”) and kets (“haystack”). Compare Kats.


Loon op Zand

First attested as lon in 1233. Derived from the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”) and zand (“sand”). The element zand was only added much later, which suggests that the desertification of the area took a significant amount of time.

Meronyms: De Moer, Duiksehoef, Kaatsheuvel, Kraanven, Land van Kleef, Loons Hoekje, Moleneind, Molenstraat


Dorst

dorst

First attested as dorst in 1296. Etymology uncertain. Proposed derivations from Middle Dutch dorn (“thorn bush”) with collectivising suffix -t or from a Pre-Germanic toponym do not match with the oldest attestations. Compare Wijk bij Duurstede.

A village in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands


Geertruidenberg

First attested as apud Montem Sancte Gertrudis in 1213. Compound of Geertruid (a personal name) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles.

Meronyms: De Bergen, De Laan, Keizersveer, Raamsdonk, Raamsdonksveer, Statendam

A city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


's-Gravenmoerse Vaart

First attested as Vaert na 's Grauenmoer in 1617. Compound of the toponym 's Gravenmoer and vaart (“canal, excavated watercourse”).


De Kraan

A hamlet in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Berkeind

First attested as Het Berkeind in 1838-1857. Compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Udenhout

First attested as odenhout in 1233. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch ode (“waste, abandoned”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Oele.

A village and former municipality of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hazennest

First attested as die hasennest in 1511. Derived from hazennest (“hare's burrow”).


Heuveltje

First attested as Heuveltje in 1808. Derived from the diminutive form of heuvel (“hill”).


Hooghout

First attested as Hooghoutsche Tiend in 1866. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).


Biezenmortel

First attested as den byesmortel by ryetdonck in 1487. Compound of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) and mortel (“low-lying swampy place”).

A village in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Koningshoeven

First attested as HOEVEN, thans in de wandeling meestal 's Konings-Hoeven genaamd in 1844. Compound of koning (“king”) and the plural form of hoeve (“farmstead”). The element koning refers to King William II of the Netherlands, who purchased several farms in the settlement and later ordered several new farmsteads to be built.


Rugdijk

First attested as die rugdijck in 1419. Compound of Middle Dutch rug (“brushwood, wasteland”) and dijk (“levee”).


Schoorstraat

First attested as scoerstraet in 1430. Potentially a compound of schoor (“small bridge”) and straat (“street, road”).


Quirijnstok

First attested as bij sunte quirijnstock in 1518. Compound of Quirijn (a personal name) and dialectal stok (“poor box, small chapel”). Named after Saint Quirinus of Neuss.


Berkel-Enschot

Berkel is first attested as bercle in 1214. Enschot is first attested as endeschit in 1164. Berkel derives from a compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and lo (“light forest”). Enschot derives from a compound of eind (“end, edge”) and Old Dutch *schid (“boundary, watershed”). Formerly two independent villages.


Loonse Hoek

First attested as den Hoek in 1838-1857. Derived from the toponym Loon op Zand and hoek (“corner”).


't Winkel

/ət ˈʋɪŋ.kəl/

First attested as opten winckel in 1419. Derived from winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).


Korvel

First attested as corvele in 1331. Etymology uncertain. Proposed derivations from Latin corbele (“type of wooden beam”), goor (“swamp”) and a compound of korf (“basket”) and lo (“light forest”) do not match well with the oldest attestations of the toponym.

A neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Het Goirke

First attested as dat goerken in 1435. Derived from a diminutive form of goor (“swamp, marsh”).


Eikenbosch

Compound of eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and bos (“rising forest”).


Huibeven

/ˈɦœy̯.bəˌvɛn/

First attested as Huibe ven in 1760. Compound of either Huib (a personal name) or dialectal huib (“owl”) and ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).


Stokhasselt

First attested as op die stoc hasselt in 1398. Compound of an unclear first element Middle Dutch stoc and the toponym Hasselt. It is not clear whether stok here refers to a chapel or a small section of cleared forest. Compare Quirijnstok and Stokske.


Wandelbos

Compound of wandelen (“wander, stroll”) and bos (“forest”). Named after a park built in the 1920s.


Zeshoeven

First attested as Zes Hoeven in 1866. Compound of zes (“six”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”). So named to distinguish the then-hamlet from Achthoeven.


Vlierakkers

Compound of vlier (“elder, Sambucus nigra”) and the plural form of akker (“farmland”).


De Blaak

First attested as de Blaack in 1604. Derived from a hydronym, which is derived in turn either from Middle Dutch blak (“flat, level”) or Middle Dutch blaken (“glow, shimmer”).


Looienhoek

A hamlet in Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands


Boschkens

Attested as Boschkers [sic] in 1936. Derived from the plural form of a diminutive form of bos (“rising forest”).


Vijfhuizen

* (Noord-Holland) Attested as Vijfhuizen in 1851. Named after a former village, the name of which derives from a compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
* (Noardeast-Fryslân, near Hallum) First attested as vijfhus in 1519. Calque of West Frisian Fiifhuzen, a compound of fiif (“five”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”). The settlement initially consisted of five houses.
* (Noardeast-Fryslân, near Ternaard) First attested as Vijfhuizen in 1970. Calque of West Frisian Fiifhuzen, a compound of fiif (“five”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”). The settlement initially consisted of five houses.
* (Goirle) Attested as Vyf Huijsen in 1760. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
* (Oosterhout) Attested as Op Vyffhusen in 1624. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
* (Tilburg) First attested as die vijfhuse in 1380. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

A village in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Spaansehoek

First attested as Spaansche hoek in 1899. Compound of Spaans (“Spanish”) and hoek (“corner, isolated place”). The toponym may contain a reference to the presence of Spanish troops near the hamlet during the Eighty Years' War.


De Reit

* (s-Hertogenbosch) Derived from rijt (“small natural watercourse”). The names of the neighbourhood's streets all contain the element rijt.
* (Tilburg) First attested as aan die rijt in 1419. Derived from rijt (“small natural watercourse”).

A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Breehees

First attested as Breehees in 1838-1857. Compound of breed (“broad, wide”) and hees (“brushwood”).


Grobbendonck

A neighbourhood of Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands


Zandeind

First attested as Sand Einde in 1760. Compound of zand (“sand”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Nieuwkerk

First attested as Nieu Kerk in 1760. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and kerk (“church”). Named after a church constructed by the Catholic inhabitants of Goirle after they were forbidden from practicing their faith in 1629.


Bakertand

First attested as dat bakartlant in 1404. Compound of an unclear first element and land (“land, area”). The first element has been interpreted as a personal name Middle Dutch *Bakart or as a sub-compound derived from an unclear element and Middle Dutch aert (“farmland”).


De Hellen

First attested as de Hellen in 1760. Perhaps derived from dialectal hel (“strips of solid land remaining after the excavation of a peat bog, bank of land used to dry peat”).


Abcoven

First attested as abbichoven in 1380. Compound of Old Dutch Abbe (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Gorpeind

First attested as Gorps hoff in 1699. Compound of van Gorp (a surname) and eind (“end, edge”).

A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heesboom

First attested as heesboom in 1369. Compound of hees (“brushwood”) and boom (“tree, barrier”).


Liefkenshoek

First attested as Liefkens hoek in 1838-1857. Named after the Liefkenshoek Fortress near Antwerp.


Goirle

First attested as gorle in 1215. Compound of goor (“swampy forest soil”) and lo (“light forest”).

Meronyms: Abcoven, Boschkens, Brakel, Breehees, Looienhoek, Nieuwkerk, Riel, Spaansehoek, Vijfhuizen, Zandeind

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Nijhoven

First attested as ten nuwenhove in 1312-1350. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Ulicoten

First attested as ulencoete in 1422. Compound of Old Dutch Ulo (a personal name) or Middle Dutch ule (“owl”) and cote (“cottage, small farm”).

A village in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands


Keizershoek

First attested as Keijsershoeck in 1670. Compound of Keizer (a surname) and hoek (“isolated place”).


Maaijkant

First attested as De Maey in 1525-1530. Compound of the plural form of made (“pasture, hayfield”) and kant (“side, edge”).


Reth

First attested as ryt in 1312. Derived from rijt (“small natural watercourse”).


Tommel

First attested as tommelen in 1430. Derived either directly or indirectly from Latin tumba (“tomb, burial mound”). Compare Toom.


Veldbraak

First attested as veltbrake in 1368. Compound of veld (“field”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”).


Schaluinen

First attested as schalluynen in 1479. Named after Ascalon. Compare Schelluinen.


Reuth

First attested as van den roeten in 1333. Derived from rode (“land cleared of trees”). Compare De Root.


Achthoeven

First attested as In de Achthoeven in 1571. Compound of acht (“eight”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”). So named to distinguish the then-hamlet from Zeshoeven.


Strijbeek

First attested as strijbeeck in 1256. Derived from a hydronym related to the ancient hydronym Striene.

A village in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands


Castelré

First attested as casterle in 1231. Etymology uncertain. The most probable etymology is a compound of Middle Dutch *caster (“type of tree”) and lo (“light forest”). Less-likely, alternative derivations include a compound of Latin castra (“army camp”) and lo (“light forest”) or a compound of Middle Dutch caste (“granary, storehouse”) and either herel (“small sandy ridge”) or lo (“light forest”). Compare Castenray, Casteren, Castert and Kasteren.


Klein-Bedaf

First attested as Op cleijn Bedaff in 1661. Compound of klein (“small, lesser”) and a toponym of unknown origin. The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot-Bedaf. See also Bedaf.

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Chaamdijk

First attested as aen den Chaemsendyck in 1710. Compound of the toponym Chaam and dijk (“levee”).

A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands


Nieuwe Strumpt

First attested as De Nieuwe Strumpt in 1838-1857. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and Middle Dutch *strump (“tree trunk”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oude Strumpt.


Alphen en Riel

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Groot-Bedaf

First attested as bodaef and boudaf in 1312-1350. Compound of groot (“big, greater”) and a toponym of unknown origin. The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein-Bedaf. See also Bedaf.

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Boslust

Derived from boslust (“woodland fun”). Likely derived from the name of a house.


Oude Strumpt

First attested as van der strunct in 1431. Derived from oud (“old”) and Middle Dutch *strump (“tree trunk”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwe Strumpt.


Snijders-Chaam

First attested as snijderscaem in 1456. Compound of Snijders (a surname) and the toponym Chaam.


Alphen-Oosterwijk

First attested as tAlfen Oosterwyck in 1540. Compound of the toponym Alphen and a compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).


Couwelaar

First attested as coudelaer in 1391. Compound of koud (“cold, wet, abandoned”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Druisdijk

First attested as druuts dike in 1422. Compound of Druyts (a surname) and dijk (“levee”).


Dassemus

First attested as dasmissen in 1414. Compound of das (“badger, Meles taxus”) and Middle Dutch misse (“manure, trash”).


Chaam

First attested as de cambe in 1236. Potentially derived from Medieval Latin camba (“malt house”).

A village and former municipality of Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands


Balleman

First attested as baleman in 1490. Derived from Baleman (a surname).


Grazen

First attested as grasen in 1437. Cognate with Groningen Dutch Low Saxon groazen (“certain land measurement”). Likely to have originally been the name of a field.


Galder

First attested as galre in 1299. Potentially derived from a hydronym derived from Proto-Germanic *galan (“sing, rage”) or gal (“bile, yellow”). Compare Gaal and Middegaal.


Hondseind

First attested as op thonseynt in 1715. Compound of hond (“dog”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Heerstaaien

First attested as hestaden in 1383. Likely a compound of hees (“brushwood”) and Middle Dutch stade (“embankment, mooring”). Compare Ostaaijen.


Het Sas

First attested as Het Sas in 1838. Derived from sas (“lift-lock”).


Goedentijd

First attested as aenden goeden tyt in 1542. Compound of an inflected form of goed (“good”) and tijd (“time”). Originally the name of a field.


Kwaalburg

First attested as qualeburgh in 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch quale (“misery, disaster”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).


Looneind

First attested as opt Looeyndt in 1544. Compound of lo (“light forest”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Houtgoor

First attested as opt houtghoir in 1540. Compound of hout (“rising deciduous forest”) and goor (“swampy forest ground”).


Kerzel

First attested as keesele in 1414. Potentially derived from a contraction of Middle Dutch kerselare (“cherry tree”). Alternatively derived from a compound of an unclear first element and lo (“light forest”).


Meijsberg

First attested as opten Mysberch in 1540. Compound of Mijs (a surname) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Rakens

First attested as Aent Raicken in 1530. Derived from dialectal raak (“straight stretch of road or water”).


Terover

First attested as van der over in 1348. Likely derived from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Middle Dutch over (“bank, shore”).


Leg

First attested as van der legghe in 1383. Derived from Middle Dutch legge (“lair, burrow”) or from a clipping of Middle Dutch valcklegge (“place where falcons are bred and trained”).


Kalishoek

First attested as Kalishoek in 1899. Compound of dialectal kalis (“vagabond, poor man”) and hoek (“isolated place”). The name was given as a mocking reference to the poverty of the settlement. Compare Kalisbuurt.


Notsel

First attested as notselt in 1299-1301. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of an unclear first and second element. The first element has been variously read as Old Dutch noda (“low-lying swampland”), Middle Dutch not (“use, profit”) and Middle Dutch noot (“cattle”). The second element has been interpreted as a term cognate to Old English selet (“willow forest”) or a term derived from Proto-Germanic *sali (“domicile, home”).


Nieuw-Ginneken

Compound of nieuw (“new”) and the toponym Ginneken.


Effen

First attested as effene and effen in 1296. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from an otherwise unknown phytonym or from a hydronym cognate to effen (“even, flat”). Compare Vlake.

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A village in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Diunt

First attested as opten Duernyet in 1542. Derived from a contracted compound of doorn (“thorn bush”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

A hamlet in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Eikberg

First attested as aenden Eycberch in 1513. Compound of eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Rith

First attested as rijt in 1430. Derived from rijt (“small natural watercourse”).


Prinsenbeek

First attested as De Beek in 1838-1857. Compound of prins (“prince”) and beek (“brook, stream”). The element prins refers to the Princes of Orange, whose ancestors acquired the land on which the settlement was built in the 15th century. See also Princenhage.

A village and former municipality of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Bavel

First attested as bavele in 1299. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Bavo (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).


Ulvenhout

First attested as ulvenholti in 1274. Compound of the otherwise forgotten tree name Old Dutch *ulve and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Ulft, Ulfterhoek and Ulvend.


Princenhage

First attested as vulgenhagen around 1198. Compound of prins (“prince”) and haag (“preserve, enclosed area, hunting grounds”). The element prins refers to the Princes of Orange, whose ancestors acquired the settlement in the 15th century. See also Prinsenbeek. Formerly an independent village.

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Ginneken

First attested as ghinneken in 1246. Etymology unknown. Tentatively linked to the German toponym Ginnick. Potentially derived from Old Dutch Ginno (a personal name) if the link to Ginnick is valid. Formerly an independent village.

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Achterste Rith

Derived from achterste (“rearmost”) and the toponym Rith.


Lijndonk

First attested as liindonck in 1299. Compound of either Middle Dutch lijn (“flax, Linum usitatissimum”) or a lost phytonym cognate to Old Norse hlynr (“Norway maple, Acer platanoides”) and Old English hlyne (“Norway maple, Acer platanoides”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).


Teteringen

First attested as apud tateringen in 1303. Likely derived from Middle Dutch tater (“mud, clot”). Compare Kloetinge.


Overa

First attested as apud ouera in 1303. Compound of over (“on the other side of”) and the hydronym Aa.


Roosberg

First attested as Roosenberch in 1549. Compound of roos (“rose, Rosa sp.”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Vuchtschoot

First attested as vuchtscoet in 1380. Compound of Middle Dutch vucht (“humid area”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”).


Vaareind

First attested as varnt in 1325. Compound of varen (“fern”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted as eind (“end, edge”). Compare Boekend, Lieseind, Lieshout, Liessent and Ulvend.


Chassé

Named after the Chassé Barracks, which in turn were named after general David Hendrik, Baron Chassé (1765-1849).

A neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Tervoort

First attested as de voort in 1299. Compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Belcrum

First attested as op belckenem in 1377. Compound of an unclear first element and heem (“home, settlement”). The first element may be an otherwise unknown toponym *Belk, which appears to be derived from blok (“piece of farmland ringed by a ditch or fence”).


Schorsmolen

First attested as Schorsmolen in 2001. Derived from schorsmolen (“bark mill”). Named after a windmill which was demolished in 1986 to clear space for the neighbourhood.


Geeren

First attested as de geeren in 1579. Derived from the plural form of geer (“pointed piece of land”).


Verloren Hoek

First attested as Verloren Hoek in 1838-1857. Derived from verloren (“isolated, lonely”) and hoek (“isolated place”). Compare Verloren Einde and Verlorenhoek.


Biesdonk

First attested as in den biesdonc in 1393. Compound of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).


Wisselaar

First attested as Tswisselaren block in 1527. Derived from wisselaar (“money changer”). Originally the name of a field.


Krogten

Potentially attested as cruchten around 1211, attested with certainty as in de croechte in 1440. Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch crocht (“enclosed piece of land, enclosed pasture”).


Heilaar

First attested as hylair in 1303. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Westrik

First attested as in westric in 1408. Derived from a contracted compound of wester (“western, west-”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Compare Middelijk, Noordijk, Oostenrijk, Schadijk, De Zoeke, Zoeke and Zuuk.


Heusdenhout

First attested as hosenhout in 1293. Compound of Middle Dutch hose (“stick”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The first element was eventually reinterpreted as the toponym Heusden.


Boeimeer

First attested as boymere in 1295. Compound of either dialectal boei (“mud, sludge”) or Middle Dutch Boy (a personal name) and meer (“lake, pool”).


Overkroeten

Compound of over (“on the other side of”) and the toponym De Kroeten.


Gageldonk

/ˈɣaː.ɣəlˌdɔŋk/

* (Bergen op Zoom) Compound of gagel (“bog-myrtle, Myrica gale”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).
* (Breda) First attested as gageldunc in 1211-1212. Compound of gagel (“bog-myrtle, Myrica gale”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

A neighbourhood of Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands


Blauwe Kei

First attested as den blauwen kaey in 1699. Derived from blauw (“blue”) and kei (“boulder, rock”). Named after a rock which was used as a boundary marker.


De Kroeten

First attested as in de croighde achter borgst in 1529. Derived from a local variant of croft (“enclosed piece of land, enclosed farmland”).


De Asterd

First attested as aan den Astert in 1844. Potentially derived from staart (“narrow, elongated strip of land”). Compare Halsteren.


IJpelaar

First attested as ypenlaer in 1280. Compound of ijp (“elm, Ulmus sp.”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). Formerly an independent hamlet.


Pennendijk

First attested as aenden Bennendyck in 1521. Likely a compound of a variant of binnen (“inner, inward”) and dijk (“levee”).


Hazeldonk

* (Moerdijk) First attested as hazeldonck in 1338. Compound of Middle Dutch hasel (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).
* (Zundert) First attested as apud haseldonck in 1303. Compound of Middle Dutch hasel (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a marsh”).
* (Breda) Named after the hamlet near Zundert.

A hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands


Baarle-Nassau

Potentially attested as barle in 1237, attested with certainty as barle in 1260. Compound of a toponym derived from Middle Dutch baer (“barren, infertile”) and lo (“light forest”) suffixed with Nassau. The element Nassau was added to distinguish the settlement from Baarle-Hertog. Compare Baal, Baarlo, Bahr, Barlo and Hoog-Baarlo.

Meronyms: Boschhoven, Castelré, Driehuizen, Eikelenbosch, Gorpeind, Groot-Bedaf, Heesboom, Heikant, Het Goordonk, Hoogeind, Huisvennen, Keizershoek, Klein-Bedaf, Liefkenshoek, Loveren, Maaijkant, Nieuwe Strumpt, Nijhoven, Oude Strumpt, Reth, Reuth, Schaluinen, Tommel, Veldbraak, Voske, Ulicoten


Muizenberg

* (Curaçao)
* (Netherlands) First attested as opte muysberch in 1529. Compound of muis (“mouse”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Bankenstraat

First attested as De Banken in 1866. Compound of the plural form of bank (“area of peat bog that has been separated into parallel strips of land”) and straat (“street, road”).

A hamlet in Etten-Leur, North Brabant, Netherlands


Zwartenberg

First attested as in suartenberghe in 1271. Compound of zwart (“black”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Klappenberg

First attested as clippenberch in 1464. Compound of Middle Dutch clippe and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The precise meaning of clippe is uncertain: proposed readings include "steep hill", "rattle used by a leper" and "type of gate".


Grauwe Polder

First attested as Graauwe Polder in 1838-1857. Derived from grauw (“bleak, grey”) and polder (“polder”).

A neighbourhood of Etten-Leur, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Grient

Derived from griend (“land next to water where osiers are grown”).


Achtmaal

First attested as achtmale in 1294. Compound of Middle Dutch achte (“preserve, lordly property, legal district”) and maal (“place where law is spoken”). Compare Acht, Achterveld and Echt.

A village in Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Keen

First attested as de Keen in 1838-1857. Derived from dialectal keen (“gully, creek”). Compare Baai.


Attelaken

First attested as te attelaken in 1312-1350. Etymology unknown. Originally a hydronym composed of a term that may be related to Etten-Leur and laak (“natural watercourse, drainage channel, bywash”). Formerly an independent hamlet. Compare Barlaque, Eethen and Etten.

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Haagse Beemden

Derived from the toponym Princenhage and the plural form of beemd (“alluvial land, pasture”).


Breedschot

First attested as int breescot in 1414. Compound of breed (“broad, wide”) and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in land”).


Wildert

* (Etten-Leur) First attested as in den Wildert in 1611. Derived from Middle Dutch wildert (“land not in cultivation, land covered in brushwood”).
* (Zundert) First attested as wildert in 1440. Derived from Middle Dutch wildert (“land not in cultivation, land covered in brushwood”).


Klein-Zundert

First attested as lutelsundert in 1298. Compound of klein (“little, lesser”) and the toponym Zundert.


Luitert

First attested as den Luytgaert in 1504. Likely a contracted compound of Middle Dutch luyt (“lute”) and gaert (“garden”).


Kaarschot

First attested as karlescot and karlscot in 1279. Compound of Middle Dutch Karle (a personal name) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or schot (“enclosed area, fenced-in land”).


Hulsdonk

* (Roosendaal) First attested as hulsdonc in 1266. Compound of Middle Dutch huls (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).
* (Zundert) First attested as hulsdonc in 1279. Compound of Middle Dutch huls (“holly, Ilex aquifolium”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

A hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


Klein-Oekel

First attested as cleen oekel in 1363. Compound of klein (“small, lesser”) and Oekel.


Ostaaijen

First attested as van onstaden in 1430. Likely derived from Middle Dutch onstade (“disfavour, misfortune, detriment”), here referring to the poor quality of the land around the settlement. Compare Heerstaaien.


Hellegat

/ˈɦɛ.ləˌɣɑt/

First attested as thellegat in 1471. Compound of helle (“low-lying, swampy place, earthen embankment which turf is dried on”) and gat (“low-lying humid area”). Possibly reinterpreted later as hellegat (“hell-hole”).


Maalbergen

First attested as te marberghe in 1338. Compound of Middle Dutch maer (“watercourse”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


De Moeren

First attested as De Moeren in 1838-1857. Derived from the plural form of moer (“peat bog, turf extraction area”).


Wernhoutsburg

First attested as Wernhoutsburg in 1838-1857. Compound of the toponym Wernhout and burg (“mansion”). Named after a nearby manor.


Wernhout

First attested as warenhout in 1294. Compound of Middle Dutch waren (“hunting preserve”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

A village and former municipality of Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Lent

First attested as aende lynde in 1529. Derived from Middle Dutch lijnde (“cord, cord used to designate a boundary line”).


Raamberg

First attested as opten raemberch in 1487. Potentially a compound of raam (“device used to weave sheets”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Tiggelt

First attested as tichhelt around 1266-1268. Derived from Middle Dutch tiegele (“tile, paving stone”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. The name was potentially given because of the presence of Roman building materials, which were repurposed by the locals.


Het Hooghuis

/ɦɛt ˈɦoːx.ɦœy̯s/

Compound of hoog (“high”) and huis (“house”). Named after a psychiatric institution.


Weimeren

First attested as de widemare in 1294. Compound of Middle Dutch wide (“willow, Salix sp.”) or wide (“wide, broad”) and maar (“lake, watercourse”).


Oekel

First attested as de ocle in 1187. Compound of an unclear first element and lo (“light forest”). The first element may be Middle Dutch ooc (“belonging to, next to”).


Baai

First attested as Baai in 1838-1857. Presumably derived from baai (“bay”). Compare De Keen.


Schijf

First attested as swarte scyve in 1422. Derived from schijf (“disc”), here referring to a type of measurement formerly used in the turf extraction industry.

A village in Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Zundert

First attested as DEAE SANDRAVDIGAE between the first and fourth century. Potentially derived from Old Dutch *sunder (“separated, separate”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi.

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Meronyms: Achtmaal, Breedschot, De Lent, Driehoek, Hazeldonk, Hellegat, Hulsdonk, Kaarschot, Klein-Oekel, Klein-Zundert, Luitert, Maalbergen, Oekel, Ostaaijen, Raamberg, Rijsbergen, Stuivezand, Tiggelt, Tiggeltscheberg, Weimeren, Wernhout, Wildert

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Zegge

First attested as Zeggen in 1740. Derived from zegge (“sedge, Carex sp.”), used here in a dialectal figurative sense to refer to a low-lying pasture that floods frequently.

A village and former municipality of Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Munnikenheide

First attested as op Munnikenheyde in 1697. Compound of a variant of monnik (“monk”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). Named for the first developers of the land near the hamlet, the monks of the Ter Does abbey.

A hamlet in Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Sprundel en Vorenseinde

Named after Sprundel and the former fiefdom Vorenseinde.

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Rijsbergen

First attested as riseberga in 1159. Compound of Middle Dutch rise (“twig, branch, brushwood”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Nederheide

First attested as De Neerheyde in 1787. Compound of neder (“lower”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hoogerheide.


Steenpaal

First attested as steenpael in 1490. Compound of steen (“stone”) and paal (“pole, marker”). The hamlet sprung up close to a boundary marker.


De Heiberg

Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


De Dood

Attested as De Dood in 1869. Etymology uncertain. The toponym might refer to a stagnant body of water.


Langeschouw

/ˈlɑ.ŋəˌsxɑu̯/

First attested as Langeschouw in 1936. Compound of lang (“long”) and schouw (“chimney”). Named after the tall chimney of a brickworks that was formerly located near the hamlet.


De Schietbaan

Derived from schietbaan (“shooting range”). Formerly part of a military training area.


De Berk

Derived from berk (“birch, Betula sp.”).


Het Oosteind

First attested as Op het Oosteynd in 1697. Compound of oost (“east, eastern-”) and eind (“end, edge”).


De Posthoorn

First attested as Posthoorn in 1765. Derived from posthoorn (“post horn”). Originally the name of an inn.


St. Willebrord

First attested as het Heideke in 1536. Named after Saint Willibrord.


Nispense Achterhoek

First attested as Achterhoek in 1838-1857. Derived from the toponym Nispen and a compound of achter (“back, rear”) and hoek (“isolated place”).


Sprundel

First attested with certainty as de sprundele in 1282. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymology include a compound of Old Dutch *sprund (“lively, vibrant”) and lo (“light forest”) or a derivation from a term cognate to Old English sprindil (“glue used to trap birds, bird trap”).

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Noordhoek

* (Moerdijk) Attested as Noordhoek in 1838-1857. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and hoek (“corner, bend”).
* (Rucphen) Attested as Noordhoek in 1838-1857. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and hoek (“isolated place”).
* (Zeeland) Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and hoek (“corner, isolated place”).

A village in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands


Zandspui

First attested as Zandspui in 1899. Compound of zand (“sand”) and spui (“lift-lock”).


Rucphen

First attested as rucvenne in 1359. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch ruuch (“rough, wild”) and ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”). Compare Roeven, Rokkeveen, Rouveen, Ruiven and Rukven.

Meronyms: Achterhoek, De Berk, De Dood, De Heiberg, De Posthoorn, De Schietbaan, Het Oosteind, Langendijk, Langeschouw, Munnikenheide, Nederheide, Nispense Achterhoek, Noordhoek, Schijf, Sprundel, Steenpaal, St. Willebrord, 't Hoekske, Zegge


Tiggeltscheberg

First attested as De Tichgelse Berge in 1534. Compound of the toponym Tiggelt and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Akker

First attested as ouer den acker in 1295. Derived from akker (“farmland”).


Borteldonk

First attested as bortendonc in 1327. Compound of an unclear first element and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). The first element may be cognate to Middle Dutch bortelen (“bubble up”).


Boeiink

First attested as boedonc and bodonc in 1359. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch boede (“cottage, shack, shed”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Boeimeer.


Brembosch

Potentially attested as brembosch in 1292, attested with certainty as brambosch in 1753. Compound of brem (“broom, Cytisus scoparius”) or braam (“raspberry, Rubus sp.”) and bos (“rising forest”).


Wouw

First attested as woide in 1232. Derived from the dative singular form of Middle Dutch woud (“marsh forst, swamp forest”).

A village and former municipality of Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


Moerstraten

First attested as ter moerstraten in 1359. Derived from a compound of moer (“peat bog, turf extraction area”) and the dative singular form of Middle Dutch strate (“street, road”).

A village in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


Haiink

/ˈɦaːi̯.ɪŋk/

First attested as haghedunc in 1285. Contracted compound of Middle Dutch hage (“fence, enclosed area”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Hooidonk.


Wouwse Plantage

/ˈʋɑu̯.sə ˌplɑnˈtaː.ʒə/

First attested as de nieuwe Plantage in 1759-1761. Derived from the toponym Wouw and plantage (“newly planted forest”).


Hazelaar

First attested as Haselaar in 1758. Derived from hazelaar (“hazel, Corylus avellana”).


Hoevestein

First attested as Hoevesteyn in 1636. Compound of hoeve (“farmstead”) and stein (“stone building, castle”).


Hollandsdiep

Attested as Hollandsch-Diep in 1936. Named after the Hollandsch Diep river.


Nispen

First attested as nisipa in 1157. Etymology uncertain. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Dutch *apa (“river, stream”).


Oostlaar

First attested as oesterle in 1293. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was gradually replaced with laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Everland

First attested as int hevenlant in 1384. Compound of Middle Dutch evene (“black oat, Avena strigosa”) and land (“land”). The first element was later reinterpreted as ever (“wild boar”).


Nieuwenberg

First attested as nieuwenberg in 1409. Compound of nieuw (“new”) (here perhaps used in the rare sense "only recently made ready for agricultural use") and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Heerle

First attested as in herelle in 1277. Likely derived from Proto-Germanic *harila (“small sandy ridge”), related to *harugaz (“grove, sanctuary, halidom”). Compare Heel, Heerlen and Heers.


Vinkenbroek

First attested as vinkenbroec in 1289. Compound of vink (“chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Zoomvliet

First attested as Zoomvliet in 1805. Derived from a compound of the hydronym Zoom and vliet (“watercourse”). Originally the name of a manor.


Vroenhout

First attested as vrodenhout in 1296. Compound of vroon (“lordly”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).


Vleet

First attested as De Vleet in 1899. Derived from Middle Dutch vleet (“type of low-quality peat”).


Bulkenaar

First attested as borkelaer in 1359. Compound of Middle Dutch bork (“type of birch”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). Compare Borculo and Borkel en Schaft.


Visdonk

First attested as Visdonck in 1665. Compound of Middle Dutch visse (“polecat, Mustela putorius”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”). Compare Visberg.


Langendijk

First attested as langdiic in 1290. Compound of lang (“long”) and dijk (“elevated road running through a humid area”). So named to distinguish the (then) settlement from Kortendijk.

A neighbourhood of Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


Plantage Centrum

First attested as Centrum in 1869. Derived from the toponym Wouwse Plantage and centrum (“centre”). The hamlet was named for its central location in the new forest.


Burgerhout

/ˌbʏr.ɣərˈɦɑu̯t/

First attested as Burgerhout in 1786. Compound of borg (“castle”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”).


Vijfhoek

vijfhoek

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Vijfhoek in 1758. Compound of vijf (“five”) and hoek (“corner”). Named for its location at the intersection of five streets.
* (Zeeland) Compound of vijf (“five”) and hoek (“corner”).


Kortendijk

First attested as opten cortendijck in 1468. Compound of kort (“short”) and dijk (“elevated road leading through a humid area”). So named to distinguish the (then) settlement from Langendijk.


Borchwerf

First attested as de borchwerff in 1473. Compound of burg (“reinforced settlement, castle”) and werf (“artifical hill used for habitation”). Originally the name of a field.


Kalsdonk

First attested as caluesdonc in 1266. Compound of kalf (“calf of a cow”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).


Wouwse Hil

/ˈʋɑu̯.sə ˈɦɪl/

First attested as Hil in 1758. Derived from the toponym Wouw and dialectal hil (“hill”).


De Kroeven

First attested as in de croecht in 1411. Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch crocht (“enclosed piece of land or farmland”).


Palingstraat

First attested as Palingstraat in 1866. Compound of dialectal paling (“pole, boundary marker”) and straat (“street, road”).

A hamlet in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands


Langdonk

First attested as landonc in 1266. Compound of lang (“long, elongated”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).


Gastelsveer

First attested as Gastelsveer in 1865. Compound of the toponym Oud Gastel and veer (“ferry, crossing”).


Bosschenhoofd

First attested as Bossenhooft in 1740. Compound of the toponym Oudenbosch and hoofd (“end of a canal in a turf extraction area”).

A village in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands


Galgestraat

First attested as Galgestraat in 1865. Compound of galg (“gallows”) and straat (“street, way”). Named after a street that led to the gallows of the Hoeven court of law.


Oud en Nieuw Gastel

Named after Oud Gastel and the former hamlet of Nieuw Gastel.


Kuivezand

First attested as Cuvesande in 1562. Compound of dialectal kuif (“spherical, curved”) and zand (“sand”).


Oudenbosch

First attested as silvam que vocatur barlebosche in 1275. Compound of oud (“old”) and bos (“rising forest”). The element oud was added when the nearby hamlet of Nieuwenbosch ("New Forest") was destroyed by flooding in 1421.

A village and former municipality of Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands


De Spie

First attested as de Spie in the beginning of the 20th century. Derived from spie (“wedge”).


Oud Gastel

First attested as gestele in 1278. Derived from oud (“old”) and the common toponymic element gastel (“inn, guesthouse”). The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from the former hamlet of Nieuw Gastel ("New Gastel").


Stoof

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as De Stooue in 1565. Derived from stoof (“drying oven”). The name references the presence of an oven for drying madder.
* (Zuid-Holland) Derived from stoof (“drying oven”).

A hamlet in Goeree-Overflakkee, South Holland, Netherlands


Tolberg

First attested as opden Tolberch in 1565. Compound of tol (“toll, tollpost”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Halderberge

Potentially derived from a compound of haar (“sandy ridge”) and lo (“light forest”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). An alternative hypothesis posits a derivation from Proto-Germanic *halu- (“sloping”) and berg. The name was chosen by vote by local history organisations from the municipalities which fused to form the new municipality.

Meronyms: Bosschenhoofd, De Heul, De Spie, Galgestraat, Gastelsveer, Gors, Hoeven, Kruisstraat, Kuivezand, Moleneind, Oud Gastel, Oudenbosch, Palingstraat, Schans, Stampersgat, Stoof

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Gors

* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from gors (“grassland, pasture”).
* (Noord-Holland) Attested as Gors Sloot in 1680. Derived from gors (“grassland, pasture”).

A neighbourhood of Purmerend, North Holland, Netherlands


Stampersgat

First attested as Stoutersgat in 1639. Compound of Stamper (a surname) and gat (“mouth of a creek”).


Standdaarbuiten

First attested as tgors standerbuyten in 1461. Compound of Middle Dutch standaert (“boundary marker”) and buiten (“outside of”).

A village and former municipality of Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Langeweg

/ˈlɑ.ŋəˌʋɛx/

First attested as Lange Wech in 1542. Compound of lang (“long”) and weg (“way, road”).


Klundert

First attested as die clunder in 1537. Derived from Middle Dutch clunder (“lump, clod”) with emphatic -t. Compare Fijnaart, Kladde , Klaterbuurt, Klatering, Kletterbuurt and Kleuter.

A city and former municipality of Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Zevenbergschen Hoek

First attested as De Zevenbergschen Hoek in 1838-1857. Derived from the toponym Zevenbergen and hoek (“corner, bend”).


Noordschans

First attested as Noortschans in 1639. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and schans (“sconce”). Named after a former sconce near the Hollandsch Diep.

A hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Stadse Dijk

First attested as De Stadsche Dijk in 1856-1857. Derived from the toponym Willemstad and dijk (“levee”).


Hoekske

Attested as Hoekske in 1936. Derived from a diminutive form of hoek (“corner”). The settlement was named for its location in a corner of the Moerdijk Polder.


Oranjeoord

First attested as heeren huisje in 1723. Compound of Oranje (a lordly title) and oord (“place”). The settlement was named for its location close to the former Fort Oranje.


Zwingelspaan

First attested as Swingel Spaan in 1787. Derived from zwingelspaan (“stick used for beating flax”). The toponym may refer to a former inn or to a hydronym. Compare Spijkerboor.


Pelikaan

First attested as Pelicaan in 1838-1857. Derived from pelikaan (“pelican”). Originally the name of an inn or a windmill.


Tonnekreek

First attested as De ton creke in 1565. Derived from a hydronym, which is derived in turn from ton (“barrel”) and kreek (“creek, gully”). The river was named for the presence of a set of barrels used to mark it.


Barlaque

First attested as berlake in 1278. Derived from a hydronym which is probably derived from a compound of Middle Dutch baer (“barren, infertile”) and laak (“natural watercourse, channel in a turf extraction area”). Compare Attelaken.


Achterdijk

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Achterdijk in 1899. Derived from achterdijk (“inland levee”).
* (Utrecht) Attested as Achter-Dijk in 1869. Derived from achterdijk (“inland levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Lochtenburg

First attested as Huis Lochtenburg in 1788-1804. Compound of either Middle Dutch logt (“air, sky”) or locht (“enclosed area, courtyard, vegetable garden”) and burg (“mansion”). Originally the name of a manor house. Compare Locht.


Heijningen

First attested as die heyninge in 1467. Derived from Middle Dutch heyninge (“enclosure, fence”).


Nieuwemolen

First attested as Nieuwe Molen in 1838-1857. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and molen (“mill”). Named after a windmill constructed in the 18th century to replace an older windmill which Oudemolen is named after.


Bovensluis

First attested as de Bovensluis in 1849. Derived from bovensluis (“upstream lock”).


Strooiendorp

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Strooijen Dorp in 1838-1857. Compound of strooien (“made of straw”) and dorp (“village”). Named for the thatched-roof huts that made up the initial settlement. Compare Stroobos, Stroodorp, Stroodorpe and Strooienstad.
* (Overijssel) First attested as Strooiendorp (Het) in 1899. Compound of strooien (“made of straw”) and dorp (“village”). Named for the thatched-roof huts that made up the initial settlement. Compare Stroobos, Stroodorp, Stroodorpe and Strooienstad.

A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands


Drie Hoefijzers

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as de Drie-Hoefijzers in 1851. Derived from drie (“three”) and the plural form of hoefijzer (“horseshoe”). Named after a former inn.
* (Zeeland) Attested as De 3 Hoefijzers in 1838-1857. Derived from drie (“three”) and the plural form of hoefijzer (“horseshoe”). Named after a farm.


Bloemendijk

A hamlet in Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Fijnaart

First attested as die fiinre in 1380. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch fijn (“fine, of good quality”) suffixed with -er. The emphatic -t was added at a later date. The toponym might have been intended to contrast with Klundert.

A village in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Dinteloord

First attested as Dindeloort in 1604. Compound of the hydronym Dintel and oord (“land protruding into or bordering water”).

A village in Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Roodevaart

First attested as Rode Vaert around 1500. Compound of rood (“red”) and vaart (“channel”). Originally the name of a canal.


De Bocht

First attested as Bogt (De) in 1899. Derived from bocht, used here in the dialectal sense "enclosed plot of land, fenced-in pasture for cattle".


Dinteloord en Prinsenland

Named after Dinteloord and the Prinsenland polder.

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Kruisland

First attested as Cruyslande in 1501. Compound of kruis (“cross”) and land (“land”). The name may have been coined as a reference to the large sums of money that the inhabitants of the settlement were forced to pay in order to ransom the owner of the village, Engelbrecht of Nassau (1451-1504).


Welberg

First attested as welberghe in 1359. Compound of Middle Dutch wel (“well, source”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


De Heen

First attested as de dijckagie van de Hennen in 1573-1576. Derived from heen (“sea clubrush, Bolboschoenus maritimus”). Originally the name of a grassland.


Dintelsas

First attested as SAS-VAN-DINTEL (HET) in 1847. Compound of the hydronym Dintel and sas (“lift-lock”).


De Overval

Derived from overval, used here in a dialectal sense to refer to a flood.


Boompjesdijk

First attested as Boom of Drogen Dijk in 1856-1857. Compound of a diminutive plural form of boom (“tree”) and droge dijk (“inland levee, levee not touching a body of water”). The first element was originally the name of a field.


Klutsdorp

A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands


Oud-Vossemeer

First attested as vosmer in 1410. Derived from oud (“old”) and a compound of Middle Dutch vorsch (“fresh, potable, dammed-in”) and meer (“pool, watercourse”). The element vorsch was quickly reinterpreted as vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”). The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuw-Vossemeer.
See also Zealandic Ou-Vossemaer.

A village and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Rolaf

First attested as Rolafsche Dijk in 1908. Potentially derived from dialectal afril (“off ramp of a levee”). Compare Kijkuit, Kopaf, De Omval, Pasop and Valom.


Heense Molen

First attested as [molen] omtrent de Heense in 1622. Derived from the toponym De Heen and molen (“windmill”).


Zwarte Ruiter

First attested as ZWARTE-RUITER (DE) in 1851. Derived from zwart (“black”) and ruiter (“rider”). Originally the name of an inn.


Lepelstraat

First attested as De Leepelstraet in 1787. Potentially a compound of lepel (“spoonbill, Platalea leucordia”) and straat (“street, road”). The element lepel may derive from the name of a former inn.

A village in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands


Helwijk

/ˈɦɛl.ʋɛi̯k/

First attested as de Hel in 1747. Compound of hel (“hell”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Named after the De Hel Fortress. The French troops which occupied it in 1811 translated its name to enfer (“hell”), and the name was translated back to Dutch for the settlement that sprung up around it.


Vetterik

Potentially derived from vet (“fat, greasy”) suffixed with -erik. The toponym may refer to the greasy quality of the soil near the hamlet.


Meilust

First attested as Meilust in 1865. Compound of mei (“May”) and lust (“fun, joy”). Originally the name of a house.

A neighbourhood of Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands


Halsteren

First attested as halst in 1272. Compound of Proto-Germanic *halha (“spur of a highland”) and Middle Dutch stert (“long, narrow ridge”). Compare De Asterd.

A village and former municipality of Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands


Spinolaberg

First attested as Spinolaberg in 1869. Derived from Spanish Spinola (a surname) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Named after Ambrogio Spinola (1569-1630), a military commander employed by the Spanish Empire who led a failed attack on Bergen op Zoom in 1622.


Augustapolder

First attested as Augusta Pder in 1838-1857. Compound of Augusta (a personal name) and polder (“polder”). Named after Elisabeth Maria Aloysa Augusta of the Pfalz (1721-1794), the wife of then-Marquis of Bergen op Zoom, Charles Theodore of Sulzbach (1729-1795).


Zeekant

First attested as Zeekant in 1986. Compound of zee (“sea”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the neighbourhood from Waterkant.


Kijkuit

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as De Kykuit in 1838-1857. Compound of the imperative form of kijken (“watch, look”) and uit (“out”), here used as a synonym of uitkijk (“crow's nest, look-out”).
* (Zeeland) Attested as Kijkuit in 1747. Compound of the imperative form of kijken (“watch, look”) and uit (“out”), here used as a synonym of uitkijk (“crow's nest, look-out”). Named after a former sconce.
Compare Kopaf, De Omval, Pasop, Rolaf and Valom. See also Zealandic Kiekuut.

A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Nieuw-Vossemeer

First attested as Nijeuwe Vossemaer in 1573-1576. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and a compound of Middle Dutch vorsch (“fresh, potable, dammed-in”) and meer (“pool, watercourse”). The element vorsch was quickly reinterpreted as vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oud-Vossemeer.

A village and former municipality of Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Het Glacis

First attested as bedekte Wegen en Glacis in 1740. Derived from glacis (“glacis”). Named after a section of Bergen op Zoom's fortifications.


Vrederust

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Vrederust in 1869. Compound of vrede (“peace”) and rust (“rest”). Originally the name of an institution for the mentally disturbed.
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of vrede (“peace”) and rust (“rest”). Likely named after a farmhouse.

A neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands


Bergse Plaat

Derived from the toponym Bergen op Zoom and plaat (“sand bar visible at low tide”).


Slikkenburg

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Slykenburch in 1622. Compound of the plural form of slik (“clay-like alluvial land which has not been impoldered yet”) and burg (“reinforced settlement, castle”). Named after a former defensive emplacement.
* (Zeeland) Attested as Slyckenborg in 1617. Compound of the plural form of slik (“clay-like alluvial land which has not been impoldered yet”) and burg (“reinforced settlement, castle”).


Visberg

First attested as op de Visbergh in 1676. Compound of Middle Dutch visse (“polecat, Mustela putorius”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Visdonk.


Zuidgeest

First attested as zuutgeest in 1289. Compound of zuid (“southern, south-”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”). The element zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Noordgeest.


Korteven

First attested as corttevenne around 1400. Compound of kort (“short”) and ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).

A hamlet in Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands


Rode Schouw

First attested as Roodehouw [sic] in 1838-1857. Derived from rood (“red”) and schouw (“chimney”). Named after the chimney of a former brick factory.


Leemberg

First attested as Leemberg in 1899. Compound of leem (“loam, clay”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Het Fort

Derived from fort (“fortress”). Named after the Bergen op Zoom Fortress.


Plaatsluis

First attested as De Platluis in 1838-1857. Derived from platluis (“head louse, pauper”), here referring to the poverty of the settlement's inhabitants. The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to a compound of plaat (“sand bar visible at low tide”) and sluis (“lock”).


De Markiezaten

Derived from the plural form of markizaat (“marquisate”). Named after the Marquisate of Bergen op Zoom.


Schoelieberg

First attested as Schoelieberg in 1838-1857. Compound of dialectal schoelie (“baker's peel, scoundrel”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


Zandfort

First attested as Zandvoort in 1899. Compound of zand (“sand”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).


Aanwas

First attested as aenwas in 1603. Derived from aanwas (“new land created by sedimentation”).


Nieuwe Molen

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as St. Anthonis Molen in 1838-1857. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a windmill constructed in 1817. So named to distinguish the settlement from Oude Molen.
* (Zeeland) Attested as Nieuwe molen in 1899. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a former windmill demolished in 1922. So named to distinguish the settlement from Oude Molen.


Calfven

First attested as calfvenne in 1353. Compound of kalf (“calf, young cow”) and ven, used here in the dialectal sense of "pasture".


Hoogerheide

/ˌɦoː.ɣərˈɦɛi̯.də/

First attested as die hoeghe heide in 1319. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and heide (“heath, heathland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Nederheide.

A village and former municipality of Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands


Overberg

* (Utrecht) First attested as OVERBERG in 1846. Compound of over (“over, on the other side of”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The toponym refers to the village's location on the northern side of the Amerongse Berg.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as overbergh in 1274. Derived from over (“over, on the other side of”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Utrechtse Heuvelrug#English

A village in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands


't Haantje

* (Drenthe) Attested as Haantje (Het) in 1874. Derived from the diminutive form of haan (“rooster”). The toponym might refer to a former inn. According to a local explanation, the village sprang up around a decayed oak with a rooster-like shape. See also Dutch Low Saxon 't Haantie.
* (Noord-Brabant)
* (Overijssel)
* (Zuid-Holland) Derived from the diminutive form of haan (“rooster”). Originally the name of an inn.

A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands

A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands

A hamlet in Rijswijk, South Holland, Netherlands


Ossendrecht

First attested as ossendreht in 1187. Compound of either the plural form of os (“ox, castrated bull”) or Old Dutch Osse (a personal name) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). Compare Barendrecht, Ossenisse and Zwijndrecht.


Oude Molen

* (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Haltersen molen in 1787. Derived from oud (“old”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a windmill built in 1617. So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwe Molen.
* (Overijssel) Attested as Oude Molen in 1832. Derived from oud (“old”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a nearby windmill. See also Dutch Low Saxon Olde Meule.
* (Zeeland) Attested as Oudemolen in 1899. Derived from oud (“old”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a former windmill demolished in 1921. So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwe Molen.

A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands


Noordgeest

First attested as nortgeest in 1289. Compound of noord (“northern, north-”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuidgeest. Formerly an independent hamlet.


De Heul

* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from heul (“floodgate with a stone bridge”).
* (Noord-Holland) First attested as in the middle of the 16th century. Derived from heul (“floodgate with a stone bridge”).
* (Houten) First attested as den hole in 1327. Derived from Middle Dutch hoel (“floodgate with a stone bridge”).
* (Wijk bij Duurstede) Derived from heul (“floodgate with a stone bridge, arched bridge”).

A hamlet in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands

A hamlet in Oostzaan, North Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands

Wijk bij Duurstede
Wijk bij Duurstede#English

A neighbourhood of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands


Putte

First attested as apud pitte in 1277. Derived from Middle Dutch pitte (“well, pit”).


Huijbergen

First attested as in huybergen in 1264. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of dialectal hui (“owl”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Huij.


De Schans

* (Friesland) Attested as De Schans in the 1970s. Derived from schans (“sconce”). Named after a former sconce constructed by the Spanish.
* (Overijssel) First attested as De Schans in 1830-1855. Derived from schans (“sconce”).
* (Flevoland) Derived from schans (“sconce”). See also De Stelling and De Veste.
* (Bergen op Zoom) Derived from schans (“sconce”). Named after one of the former defensive emplacements around Bergen op Zoom.
* (Tilburg) Derived from schans (“sconce”).

A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Botshoofd

Attested as Botshooft in 1617. Potentially a compound of bots (“dead on, right on”) and hoofd (“pier, jetty”).
See also Zealandic Pesoôt.

A hamlet in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Mosselhoek

First attested as mosselhouck in 1469. Compound of mossel (“mussel, Mytilus edulis”) and hoek (“corner”).


De Rand

Attested as De Rand around 1750. Derived from rand (“edge”). Named after a nearby levee.


Malland

First attested as manlande in 1220. Compound of an unclear first element and land (“land”). The first element may be cognate with dialectal haaiman (“sandy land located next to or among sand dunes”) or West Flemish man (“land which floods slightly, low-lying pasture”). An alternative hypothesis conjectures that the first element is a misspelling of Middle Dutch mare (“watercourse”).


Poortvliet

First attested as portfliet in 1200. Compound of Middle Dutch port (“harbour, storage yard, city”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).
See also Zealandic Poôfliet.

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A village and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Scherpenisse

First attested as scarpenes in 1204. Compound of either Middle Dutch scharp (“sharp, pointed”) or Scarpe (a personal name) and nesse (“headland, spit”).
See also Zealandic Schaerpenisse.


Sint-Maartensdijk

First attested as agger Sancti Martini in 1281. Compound of the name of Saint Martin of Tours and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Smerdiek.

A city and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Anna Jacobapolder

Attested as Anna Jacobapolder in 1838-1857. Compound of Anna (a personal name) and Jacoba (a personal name) and polder (“polder”). Named after the wife of the initiator of the land reclamation project which resulted in the creation of the polder.
See also Zealandic Annajacobapolder.

A village in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Onder de Molen

Attested as Onder den Molen in 1838-1857. Derived from onder (“under”) and molen (“mill”). Named after a nearby windmill which was demolished in 1928.


Stavenisse

First attested as stauenesse in 1206. Compound of Middle Dutch stave (“stick, wooden pole”) and nesse (“headland, spit”). Compare Spijkenisse, Staverden, Stavoren and Stavern.
See also Zealandic Staevenisse.


De Sluis

* (Terneuzen) Derived from sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a former sluice.
* (Tholen) FAttested as Sl. in 1838-1857. Derived from sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a nearby sluice. See also Zealandic De Sluus.

A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Sint-Annaland

First attested as sint annenlant in 1493. Compound of the name of Saint Anne and land (“land”). The name was given as a reference to the namesake of Anne of Burgundy (ca. 1435-1508), who initiated the land-reclamation project which resulted in the creation of the polders which the settlement was later built on. Compare Sint Anna and Sint Annaparochie.
See also Zealandic Stalland, Setalland.


Sint Philipsland

First attested as ecclesia sti Philippi Apostoli, St. Philipskerc in 1490-1495. Compound of the name of Saint Philip the Apostle and land (“land”). Named after a church built by Anna of Burgundy (ca. 1435-1508), an illegitimate daughter of Philip of Burgundy; the church was dedicated to Saint Philip as a reference to its worldly benefactor.
See also Zealandic Flupland.

A village, peninsula, former island and former municipality now belonging to the municipality of Tholen in the province of Zeeland, The Netherlands.


Molenvliet

* (Zeeland) First attested as Molenvliet around 1750. Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse, watercourse dug to drain an area”).
* (Utrecht) Attested as Molen Vliet in 1868. Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse”). Named after a nearby watercourse.
* (Barendrecht) Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).
* (Papendrecht) Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).

A neighbourhood of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Papendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands


Steenenkruis

Attested as Steenekruis in 1838-1857. Compound of steen (“stone”) and kruis (“cross”). Named after a memorial cross located near the settlement.


Schoondorp

Attested as Schoondorpe around 1750. Compound of schoon (“clean, free of weeds”) and dorp (“village, settlement”).


Strijenham

Attested as Stryenham around 1750. Compound of the hydronym Striene and ham (“alluvial land”). See Strijen.


Nieuw-Strijen

Compound of nieuw (“new”) and the toponym Strijen. Named after a former fiefdom.

A former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Oud Kerkhof

Attested as Het oude Kerkhof around 1750. Derived from oud (“old”) and kerkhof (“graveyard”). Probably named after the former graveyard of Poortvliet. Compare Kerkhoven.


Middenschouwen

Compound of midden (“middle, mid-”) and the toponym Schouwen.


Westerschouwen

Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and the toponym Schouwen.


Duiveland

First attested as duuelant and duuinlant in 1206. Compound of a first element that has been variously interpreted as Middle Dutch Duve (a personal name), Middle Dutch *duve (“hill”) and beduven (“to cover in water, to dip in water”) and land (“land”). Compare Duiven, Duivendijke, Duivendrecht and Duivenvoorde.

A former island and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Schouwen

* (Zeeland) First attested as in pago scaldis in 970. Derived from the dative plural form of the hydronym Old Dutch Scalde (“Scheldt”). Compare Nieuweschild and Oudeschild.
* (Groningen) First attested as schuwum in 1371. Potentially derived from the dative plural form of Old Frisian *skûve (“uncovered barge, ferry”).

der

A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands


Brouwershaven

First attested as brijdorpersluis around 1305. Likely a compound of Brouwer (a surname) and haven (“harbour”). Compare Biervliet.
See also Zealandic Brouwes'aeven, Brouw.

A city and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands


Bruinisse

First attested as brunesse in 1480-1481. Compound of Middle Dutch bru (“sludge, dreck”) or bruy and Middle Dutch nisse (“headland, spit”). Compare Breudijk and Brouwhuis.
See also Zealandic Bru.

A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands


Westkerke

First attested as westkerke in 1248. Compound of west (“western”) and kerk (“church”).

A hamlet and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Het Oudeland

* (Borsele) Attested as Oudelants P. around 1750. Derived from oudland (“land which has not been reclaimed, already existing land”).
* (Tholen) Attested as t Oudeland in 1343. Derived from oudland (“land which has not been reclaimed, already existing land”).

A hamlet in Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands


Schouwen-Duiveland

Named after the former islands of Schouwen and Duiveland, which were joined to from the larger island of Schouwen-Duiveland.

Meronyms: Beldert, Brijdorpe, Brouwershaven, Bruinisse, Burgh-Haamstede, Burghsluis, Capelle, Den Osse, Dreischor, Elkerzee, Ellemeet, Kerkwerve, Looperskapelle, Moriaanshoofd, Nieuwerkerk, Nieuwerkerke, Nieuw-Haamstede, Noordgouwe, Noordwelle, Oosterland, Ouwerkerk, Renesse, Scharendijke, Schuddebeurs, Serooskerke, Sirjansland, Westenschouwen, Zierikzee, Zijpe, Zonnemaire

A municipality and island in Zeeland, Netherlands