Gieltjesdorp

First attested as ghelekendorp in 1297. Compound of Middle Dutch Geleke (a personal name) and dorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gelkenes, Gerverscop, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.


Den Hommel

First attested as HOMMEL (DEN) in 1844. Derived from hommel (“bumblebee, Bombus sp.”). Originally the name of a manor.

A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Oog in Al

Attested as Oog in al in 1743. Derived from oog (“eye”) and al (“all”). Named after a former manor, the name of which is thought to have referred to the desire of its owner, aristocrat Everard Meyster, to oversee the grandiose expansion projects for Utrecht he conceptualised.


Kortrijk

First attested as kurtryke and kortrike in 1217. Derived from Middle Dutch Kortrike (“Courtrai”), from earlier Medieval Latin forms Curtraco, Curtriaco, Corturiacensis, as old as Late Latin Cortoriacenses around 400.
Seemingly ultimately of Celtic origin, from the name *Kortoriako(n) with the common placename suffix -ensis. The Celtic word could be based on a Gallo-Roman name Curtorius, perhaps a Latinized Celtic name of unknown meaning (compare currere (“to run”)) with the common Proto-Celtic suffix *-ākos (“belonging to”). Thus, the final meaning would be something like "related to property or land owned by someone named Curtorius."
The hamlet is named after the city in Belgium. Compare Demmerik, Hoograven, Laagraven, Kamerik, Kockengen, Parijsch, Pavijen, Portengen, Snel en Polanen and Spengen.

Meronyms: Aalbeke, Bellegem, Bissegem, Heule, Kooigem, Marke, Rollegem

A city, municipality, and arrondissement of West Flanders, Belgium

A hamlet in Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Laag-Nieuwkoop

First attested as nieucoop in the 14th century. Compound of Middle Dutch nieuwe (“new”) and cope (“land purchase, concession”). The element laag (“low”) was added later.
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.


Friezenbuurt

Compound of the plural form of Fries (“Frisian”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood was constructed as housing for the workers of a factory which moved to Maarssen from Friesland. Compare Friese Buurt.

A neighbourhood of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Ondiep

Derived from ondiep (“shallow”). Named after a former shallow area of the Vecht.


Geuzenwijk

Compound of the plural form of geus (“rebel against the Spanish during the Eighty Years' War”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after figures from the Eighty Years' War.


Elinkwijk

Compound of Elink (a surname) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). Named after W.H.A. Elink Schuurman, the initiator of the project which created the neighbourhood.


De Driehoek

Derived from driehoek (“triangle”). The neighbourhood is shaped like a triangle.


Schaakbuurt

Compound of schaak (“chess”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after chess moves and famous chess players.


Lauwerecht

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Vogelenbuurt

Compound of the plural form of vogel (“bird”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after birds.


Voordorp

Attested as Voordorpsche Dyck in 1633. Named after the Voordorpse Polder, the name of which derives from the old name of Blauwkapel.


Votulast

Blend of Vogelenwijk + Tuinwijk + Lauwerecht + Staatsliedenkwartier.


Watervogelbuurt

Compound of watervogel (“waterfowl”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after aquatic birds.


Oudwijk

First attested as aldewic in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch ald (“old”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).


Abstede

First attested as abbenstade around 1180. Compound of Old Dutch Abbe (a personal name) and statho (“bank, landing place”). Compare Abbestede.


Rijnsweerd

First attested as rijnsweerde in 1434. Compound of the hydronym Rijn and Middle Dutch werde (“land next to water, riverine island”).


Buiten Wittevrouwen

Derived from buiten (“outside, without”) and the toponym Wittevrouwen.


Wittevrouwen

Derived from Middle Dutch wit (“white”) and the plural form of vrouwe (“lady”). The toponym refers to a former monastery; the white women in question were Norbertine nuns. Compare Wittewierum.


Maarschalkerweerd

First attested as [ma]rescalkerwerth in 1159. Compound of Old Dutch marscalk (“marshall”) and werth (“land next to water, riverine island”).


Zuilen

First attested as Nieuw-Zuilen in 1942. Named after the neighbouring village of Zuilen, currently called Oud-Zuilen.


Galgenwaard

Compound of the plural form of galg (“gallows”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island”). The area was formerly the site of the city of Utrecht's gallows.


De Uithof

Derived from uithof (“monastic grange”). Named after a former monastic grange belonging to the Benedictine monastery of Oostbroek.


Tolsteeg

First attested as tollersteghe in 1260. Compound of Middle Dutch tol (“toll, tollhouse”) and stege (“path, narrow road”).


Lunetten

First attested as 4 lunetten op de Houtensche vlakte in 1846. Derived from the plural form of lunet (“lunette”). Named after a set of former fortifications.


Rotsoord

Compound of rots (“rock”) and oord (“place”). Named after a former mansion, the name of which is a double pun: the mansion's walls were covered in place brick, thus giving the edifice a rocky exterior (from whence rots), while the builder and owner of the mansion was called Adriaan van Oort (from whence oord).


Wijk C

/ˈʋɛi̯k ˈseː/

Derived from wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”) and the letter C. The toponym dates to the period of French rule, when the old names of Utrecht's neighbourhoods were replaced by Wijk A to M.


Hoog Catharijne

First attested as hospitali sancte katharine in traiecto in 1241. Derived from hoog (“high”) and the name of Saint Catherine. Named after the former fiefdom and municipality of Catharijne, named in turn after a former monastery.


Hoograven

First attested as rauene around 1220. Compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and Ravene (“Ravenna”). Named after the Italian city. The element hoog was added to distinguish the area from Laagraven.
Compare Demmerik, Kamerik, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Parijsch, Pavijen, Portengen, Snel en Polanen and Spengen.


Pijlsweerd

Compound of Middle Dutch Pyll (a surname) and werde (“land next to water, riverine island”). Named after Johan Pyll, a landowner.


Overvecht

Compound of over (“over, across”) and the hydronym Vecht.


De Lessepsbuurt

Compound of French de Lesseps (a surname) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). Named after a street, named in turn after Ferdinand de Lesseps; the neighbourhood's streets are named after engineers and inventors.


Transwijk

Attested as Transwijk in 1865. Named after a former farmhouse.


Dichterswijk

Compound of the plural form of dichter (“poet”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after poets.


Vleuterweide

Attested as Vleuterweide Polder in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Vleuten and weide (“pasture”).


Majellapark

First attested as St. Majellapark in the 1930s. Compound of the name of Gerard Majella and park (“park”). Named after a nearby park.


Terwijde

Attested as Hof ter Weide in 1839-1859. Named after a former farmhouse, the name of which derives from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and weide (“pasture”).


Nyevelt

First attested as castrum de nyevelt in 1311. Compound of Middle Dutch nij (“new”) and velt (“field”). Named after a former castle.


Hoge Weide

Derived from hoog (“high”) and weide (“pasture”). The neighbourhood is located on a former area of common land used by the inhabitants of Utrecht.


Leidsche Rijn

First attested in the 17th century. Derived from the name of a canal, the name of which derives in turn from the toponym Leiden and the hydronym Rijn.


De Woerd

Derived from woerd (“artificial mound used for habitation”). Named after a former mound which housed a Roman military outpost.


Zeven Steegjes

Derived from zeven (“seven”) and the plural diminutive form of steeg (“alley”). Named after a complex of houses for the poor built around seven alleyways.


Kanaleneiland

Compound of the plural form of kanaal (“canal”) and eiland (“island”). The neighbourhood was named for its location between two large canals.


Strijkviertel

First attested as striitvierdel in 1381-1383. Compound of Middle Dutch strijt (“conflict, fight”) and vierdel (“quarter, quarter of a hoeve”). The toponym refers to a piece of land which was the subject of a territorial dispute.
Compare Cabauw, Hebrecht, Kijfhoek, Kijfwaard, Kibbelgaarn, Kibbelveen, Krakeel, Krakeelpolder and Schellach.


Leeuwesteyn

First attested in 1630. Compound of Leeuwen (a surname) and stein (“manor, mansion”). Named after a former estate built by one Willem van Leeuwen.


De Balije

Named after a former farmhouse currently in use as a community centre.


Stadsdam

First attested as Stadsdam in 1661. Compound of stad (“city”) and dam (“dam”). Named after a former dam constructed in 1564 by the city of Utrecht.


Oudenrijn

First attested as den ouden ryn in 1498. Named after the Oude Rijn river.

A hamlet and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Alendorp

First attested as alendhorp in 1238. Compound of Middle Dutch Ale (a personal name) and dorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”).

A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Hooch Boulandt

First attested as hooch boulandt in 1629. Archaic spelling of hoog (“high, elevated”) and bouwland (“farmland, agricultural land”). The name derives from a sector of elevated land indicated as fit for the construction of fortifications on a map from 1629 by surveyor Hendrik Verstralen.


Themaat

First attested as themaet in 1259. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch made (“meadow”). The first element may be the preposition te (“at”).


Ockhuizen

First attested as toechusen in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch ooc (“smaller piece of land belonging to but separated from a larger area”) or oke (“place where crops have been planted, accreted land”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).


Nedereindseweg

First attested as in den nederen-eynde van jutfaes in 1381-1383. Compound of the toponym Nedereind (derived from Middle Dutch neder (“low, lower”) and ende (“end”)) and wech (“way, road”). Named after a road running through the Nedereind polder.


Rijnenburg

Attested as Rijnesteijn in 1665. Compound of the hydronym Rijn and Middle Dutch borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). Named after a polder, named in turn after a former knightly manor.


Vleuten

First attested as floeten and in villa que vocatur flothen in 1130-1161. Derived from Proto-Germanic *flôtina (“stream, watercourse”).

A village and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Meern

First attested as marne in 1217. Originally a hydronym, derived in turn from Old Dutch mare (“watercourse”).

A village in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Blauwkapel

First attested as Den blaucapel in 1575. Compound of blauw (“blue”) and kapel (“chapel”). Named after a chapel with a blue barrel vault.


Lage Haar

Attested as Lage-Haar in 1846. Derived from laag (“low”) and haar (“sandy ridge”).


Klein Engendaal

First attested as Engedaal in 1839-1859. Derived from klein (“small, little”) and a compound of the toponym De Eng and dal (“dale, valley”). Named after a former farmhouse.

A neighbourhood of Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands


Papendorp

First attested as papenthorp in 1050. Compound of Old Dutch papo (“priest, cleric”) or Papo (a personal name) and thorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”).


Rijnvliet

Compound of the hydronym Rijn and vliet (“watercourse, canal”). Named after a former mansion.


Geistingen

First attested as westingue in 1178.
See also Limburgish Geistinge.


Kinrooi

First attested as kynre in 1345. Potentially derived from a compound of dialectal keen (“pine tree, Pinus sp.”) and Middle Dutch rode (“land cleared of trees”). Compare Keent and Keinse.
See also Limburgish Kinder.

Meronyms: Geistingen, Kessenich, Molenbeersel, Ophoven


Opoeteren

First attested as votra in 952. Compound of op (“upper, upstream”) and the dative plural form of the hydronym Oeter. The toponym contrasts with Neeroeteren.

A village and former municipality of Maaseik, Belgium


Neeroeteren

First attested as votra in 952. Compound of neer (“lower, downstream”) and the dative plural form of the hydronym Oeter. The toponym contrasts with Opoeteren.


Dilsen

Potentially attested as Feresne around 365, attested with certainty as thilesna in 1062.

A village and former municipality of Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium


Aldeneik

First attested as eike in 830. Compound of Old Dutch alt (“old”) and eike (“oak, Quercus robur”). The element oud was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Maaseik.


Lanklaar

First attested as langlaer in 1281. Compound of Middle Dutch lang (“long”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).


Stokkem

First attested as stockheim in 1181. Compound of Old Dutch stok (“tree trunk, stick”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

A city and former municipality of Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium


Grote Homo

Derived from groot (“great, big”) and a corruption of Haumont (a surname). The neighbourhood is named after a house constructed by engineer Joseph Haumont.

A neighbourhood of Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium


Kessenich

First attested as kesnic in 1102. Derived from Latin Cassinius (a personal name) suffixed with the Gallo-Roman suffix -acum.
See also Limburgish Kèsing, Kaesing.

A village and former municipality of Kinrooi, Belgium


Rotem

First attested in 1202. Compound of Old Dutch rode (“land cleared of trees”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).


Dilsen-Stokkem

Meronyms: Dilsen, Elen, Lanklaar, Rotem, Stokkem


Maaseik

First attested as eche in 1139. Compound of the hydronym Maas and Middle Dutch eike (“oak, Quercus robur”). The element Maas was added to distinguish the settlement from Aldeneik and Kessel-Eik.
See also Limburgish Mezeik.

Meronyms: Aldeneik, Berg, De Riet, Dorne, Heppeneert, Gremelslo, Neeroeteren, Opoeteren, Schootsheide, Siemkensheuvel, 't Ven, Voorshoven, Waterloos, Wurfeld


Molenbeersel

First attested as beersele in 1299.
See also Limburgish Bieësel.


Gerdingen

A village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium


Kaulille

First attested as caulill in 1259. Etymology uncertain.

A village and former municipality of Bocholt, Belgium


Bocholt

First attested as bucolt in 1162. Compound of Old Dutch buok (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”).

Meronyms: Kaulille, Reppel


Reppel

First attested as replo in 726. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from Latin ripula (“small riverbank”) or from a compound of Old Dutch reip (“strip of land”) and lo (“light forest”).


Opitter

First attested as Iteram in 1143. Compound of op (“upper, upstream”) and the hydronym Itter. The hydronym in turn derives from either Proto-Indo-European *id- (“swell, engorge”) or *ajadh- (“bright, clear”). The prefix op was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Neeritter. Compare Itteren and Ittervoort.


Oudsbergen

Named after a hill located at the centre of the municipalities which fused to form the new municipality.

Meronyms: Ellikom, Gruitrode, Neerglabbeek, Opglabbeek, Wijshagen


Achel-Statie

Compound of the toponym Achel and statie (“station”). The settlement formerly was the location of a train station.


Hamont

A city and former municipality of Hamont-Achel, Belgium


Hamont-Achel

Meronyms: Achel, Hamont


Grote Heide

/ˈɣroː.tə ˈɦɛi̯.də/

Derived from groot (“great, big”) and heide (“heath, heathland”).


Boseind

Compound of bos (“forest”) and eind (“end, edge”).


Holheide

/ˌɦɔlˈɦɛi̯.də/

First attested as Holven in 1552. Derived from a compound of the toponym Holven (derived in turn from hol (“low-lying, swampy”) and ven (“bog, pool in a marsh or forest”)) and the toponym De Heide (derived in turn from heide (“heath, heathland”)). The village developed through the union of the Holven hamlet and new construction on De Heide, which before then had been a barren field.


Sint-Huibrechts-Lille

First attested as leuetlaus [read: lendlaus] in 712. Derived from the name of Saint Hubertus and a compound of Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden, Tilia sp.”) and *lauhaz (“light forest”). The element Sint-Huibrechts was added to distinguish the settlement from Kaulille by way of a reference to a local cult of the saint.

inh

A village and former municipality of Pelt, Belgium


Asserbos

Compound of the toponym Assen and bos (“forest”).


Amelterbos

Compound of the toponym Amelte and bos (“forest”).


Oetingen

A village in Gooik, Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Gooik

Meronyms: Kester, Leerbeek, Oetingen

A village and municipality of Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Halle-Vilvoorde

An arrondissement of Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Waasland

A geographic region in northeastern East Flanders, Belgium


Pajottenland

A geographic region in southwestern Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Tollembeek

A village in Galmaarden, Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Zenne

An old Germanic or Gaulish word for a watercourse. Zenne, Sinne and Seine are derivatives that can be found as names of Belgian and French rivers, but also in the original name of the municipality of Zonnebeke as Sinnebeche. French speakers call the Belgian river Zenne the Senne and a tributary is the Senette. A more distant relative would be the Dutch river Zaan.

Senne (a now partially covered river in Hainaut, Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant, Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium)


Voeren

Meronyms: Moelingen, Remersdaal, 's-Gravenvoeren, Sint-Martens-Voeren, Sint-Pieters-Voeren, Teuven


Buitenzorg

From buiten zorg ("beyond [our] concern").
The neighbourhood is named after a former mansion.

Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies#English

Buitenzorg (a city in West Java, Dutch East Indies; modern Bogor)

Buitenzorg (a residency in West Java, Dutch East Indies; modern Bogor)

A neighbourhood of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Sinaai

A village in Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Belgium


Sint-Niklaas

Meronyms: Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, Sinaai


Samber

the Sambre (a river in France and Belgium)


Denderwindeke

A village in Ninove, East Flanders, Belgium


Denderleeuw

From Dender (“the river Dender”) + leeuw (“burial mound”).

compound

Meronyms: Iddergem, Welle

A municipality of East Flanders, Belgium


Ninove

Meronyms: Appelterre-Eichem, Aspelare, Denderwindeke, Lieferinge, Meerbeke, Nederhasselt, Neigem, Okegem, Outer, Pollare, Voorde


Beersel

Meronyms: Alsemberg, Dworp, Huizingen, Lot


Dworp

From the name of a brook running through the village, first attested as Tornepe.

A village in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Oost-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Zuid-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Centraal-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Zuidoost-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Noer-Soeltan

Transliteration of Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan)

translit

De opstand verliep erg spontaan, escaleerde snel en concentreerde zich vooral in Almaty en niet in ^([sic]) hoofdstad Noer-Soeltan.

2022 January 9, Eva Cukier, “‘De machtswisseling in Kazachstan was nooit echt, dat is precies waarom de bevolking zo boos is’ ['The change of power in Kazakhstan was never real, which is exactly why the population is so angry']”, in NRC Handelsblad, retrieved 2022-09-14:

The uprising proceeded very spontaneously, escalated rapidly and was concentrated mainly in Almaty and not in the capital Nur-Sultan.

Nur-Sultan (former name of Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan)


Stichtse Vecht

Derived from Sticht (“the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht”) and the hydronym Vecht. The municipality is named after the section of the Vecht river which belonged to the Prince-Bishopric.

Meronyms: Breukelen, De Glashut, Gieltjesdorp, Kerklaan, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Loenen aan de Vecht, Loenersloot, Maarssen, Maarssenbroek, Maarsseveen, Mijnden, Molenpolder, Nieuwerhoek, Nieuwersluis, Nieuwer Ter Aa, Nigtevecht, Oud-Aa, Oud-Maarsseveen, Oud Over, Oud-Zuilen, Oukoop, Portengen, Portengense Brug, Scheendijk, Spengen, Tienhoven, Vreeland


Brasschaat

Meronyms: Maria-ter-Heide, Vriesdonk

A village and municipality of the province of Antwerp, Belgium


Stadszicht

Compound of stad (“city”) and zicht (“view”).


De Dode Hond

Derived from dood (“dead”) and hond (“dog”). The island is named after a dog owned by construction workers working on nearby land reclamation projects. When the dog died, it was allegedly buried on the island.


De Visdief

Derived from visdief (“common tern, Sterna hirundo”). The island is named after the presence of various wildfowl, including common terns.


Hooft

The island is named after poet and author Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647). Hooft occupied administrative positions in nearby Muiden and Naarden. See also Drost and Warenar.


Warenar

The island is named after the eponymous character of the play Warenar by poet and author Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647). Hooft occupied administrative positions in nearby Muiden and Naarden. See also Drost and Hooft.


Faljeril

An island in the Kagerplassen in South Holland, Netherlands


De Schelp

Derived from schelp (“shell”). The atoll is shaped roughly like a bivalve seashell.


Vuurtoreneiland

Compound of vuurtoren (“lighthouse”) and eiland (“island”). The island hosts a lighthouse.

A small island nearby Amsterdam in the province of Noord-Holland, Netherlands


Huizerhoef

Compound of the toponym Huizen and hoef (“hoof”). The island is named for its hoof shape.


Eupen

From Middle Dutch Oepen. See German Eupen below for more.

German-speaking Community
w:German-speaking Community

Eupen, A town in German-speaking Community, province of Liège, Belgium


Anslo

Adapted borrowing of Old Norse Ósló, Ásló, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + *lauhaz (“clearing, meadow”).

Oslo (a city and municipality, the capital of Norway; official name: Oslo)


Voorne aan Zee

→ Zealandic: Vore an Zeê (calque)

Derived from the toponym Voorne, aan (“on”) and zee (“sea”).

Meronyms: Brielle, Helhoek, Hellevoetsluis, IJzerenbrug, Kruiningergors, Nieuwenhoorn, Nieuw-Helvoet, Oostvoorne, Oudenhoorn, Rockanje, Strype, Stuifakker, Tinte, Vierpolders, Zwartewaal

A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands


Amstelkwartier

From Amstel + kwartier, from the early 21st century.

A neighborhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands


Diemerpark

a large park between the suburb Diemen and the neighborhood of IJburg, Amsterdam


IJmeer

A lake in the Netherlands between Amsterdam and Almere; formerly part of the Zuiderzee


Steigereiland

Holonym: IJburg

A man-made island in the IJ and neighborhood (a part of IJburg) in eastern Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands


Zeeburgereiland

Holonym: IJburg


Gouwzee

Holonym: Markermeer

A lake in the Netherlands, specifically the part of the Markermeer that is located to the west of Marken


Trintelzand

an artificial archipelago in lake Markermeer near Enkhuizen


vrijthof

Inherited from Middle Dutch vrithof. Compare German Friedhof.


Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

Literally, “Zeelandic Flanders”, as it is the part of the province of Zeeland which is located on the mainland directly attached to the region of Flanders in Belgium.

An area in Zeeland, the Netherlands: Zeelandic Flanders


Zuidereiland

From zuid + -er- + eiland, a calque of English South Island.


zandplaat

nl-noun

zandplaat f (plural zandplaten, diminutive zandplaatje n)

zandplaten (plural)
zandplaatje (diminutive neuter)


Audierne

Audierne (a town in the Finistère department, Brittany, France)


Quackjeswater

A lake in South Holland, Netherlands, near the western shore of the island of Voorne.


vloedvlakte

vloedvlakte f (plural vloedvlakten or vloedvlaktes, diminutive vloedvlaktetje n)

vloedvlakten (plural)
vloedvlaktes (plural)
vloedvlaktetje (diminutive neuter)


Biebrza

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Biebrza.


Alblasserwaard

Univerbation of Alblasser (“of or pertaining to Alblas”) + waard (“riverine island”).


Lauwers

A river in the provinces of Friesland and Groningen, Netherlands


Drentse Aa

From Drents and the common hydronymic element Aa.

A river in the provinces of Drenthe and Groningen, Netherlands


Noord-Afrika

Compound of noord (“north”) + Afrika (“Africa”).


Eem

From Middle Dutch Eme. The hydronym Amer/Hamer (as in Amersfoort and Hamersveld-Oud) is of the same origin.


zoutmeer

nl-noun

zoutmeer n (plural zoutmeren, diminutive zoutmeertje n)

zoutmeren (plural)
zoutmeertje (diminutive neuter)


Londense

Londense f (plural Londensen, masculine Londenaar)

Londensen (plural)
Londenaar (masculine)


Londenaar

Londenaar m (plural Londenaars, feminine Londense)


Taedong

The river that flows through Pyongyang in North Korea.


Geul

A river in Belgium and Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river flows into the Meuse as a tributary in the province of Limburg.


Waddeneilanden

The plural waddeneilanden of waddeneiland (“island on a tidal mudflat”) used as a proper noun.

De Waddeneilanden zijn belangrijk voor trekkende vogels.

The Frisian Islands are important for migrating birds.

Frisian Islands (an archipelago in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, separating the Wadden Sea from the North Sea)


Waddeneiland

De plant is op twee Waddeneilanden gevonden.

The plant has been found on two islands of the Frisian Islands


waddeneiland

waddeneiland n (plural waddeneilanden, diminutive waddeneilandje n)

waddeneilanden (plural)
waddeneilandje (diminutive neuter)

From wad (“tidal mudflat”) + -en- + eiland (“island”).


Willebroek

From Middle Dutch Wildebroec, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī (“wild”) + *brōk (“marsh”).

inh

A city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium


Zaporizja

Zaporizhia, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Slangeneiland

Calque of Ukrainian О́стрів Змії́ний (Óstriv Zmijínyj).

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О́стрів Змії́ний

Snake Island, an island of Ukraine in the Black Sea.


Tsjerkasy

Cherkasy, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Kropyvnytsky

From Ukrainian Кропивницький (Kropyvnycʹkyj).

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Кропивницький

Kropyvnytskyi, a city and raion of Ukraine.


Loehansk

Luhansk, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Tsjernihiv

Chernihiv, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Izjoem

From Ukrainian Ізюм (Izjum) / Russian Изю́м (Izjúm).


Cherson

From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón) / Russian Херсо́н (Xersón).

Kherson, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Tsjernivtsi

Chernivtsi, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Marioepol

From Ukrainian Маріуполь (Mariupolʹ) / Russian Мариуполь (Mariupolʹ).


Transkarpatië

Zakarpattia, Transcarpathia; an oblast in Ukraine.


Vinnytsja

Vinnytsia, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Chmelnytsky

From Ukrainian Хмельни́цький (Xmelʹnýcʹkyj).

Хмельни́цький

Khmelnytskyi, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Zjytomyr

Zhytomyr, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Karpatië

By surface analysis, Karpaten + -ië, but likely a loan: compare English Carpathia.

Carpathia (The region of the Carpathian Mountains, in Central Europe)


Soemy

Sumy, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Wolynië

From Polish Wołyń / Ukrainian Воли́нь (Volýnʹ) + -ië, or perhaps adapted from Latin Volhynia.

Volhynia, a historical region in what is now Ukraine


Volksrepubliek Donetsk

Calque of Russian Доне́цкая Наро́дная Респу́блика (Donéckaja Naródnaja Respúblika) and Ukrainian Донецька народна республіка (Donecʹka narodna respublika).

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Доне́цкая Наро́дная Респу́блика

Донецька народна республіка

Pal achter de ingang in de hal van het bezette provinciehuis in Donetsk, residentie van de op 7 april 2014 uitgeroepen Volksrepubliek Donetsk, is een apotheek ingericht [...]

2015, Hubert Smeets, chapter 15, in De wraak van Poetin: Rusland contra Europa, Uitgeverij Prometheus, →ISBN:

Dat was van belang voor het functioneren van de door Rusland gesteunde pseudostaten 'Volksrepubliek Donetsk' en de 'Volksrepubliek Loegansk'.

2018, Timothy Snyder, translated by Catalien van Paassen, De weg naar onvrijheid: Rusland, Europa, Amerika, →ISBN:

Anderen hebben een Russisch paspoort, zoals Alexandr Borodaj, die in mei wordt aangesteld tot premier van de Volksrepubliek Donetsk.

2022, Steven Derix, Marina Shelkunova, Zelensky: De oorlogspresident, →ISBN:

Donetsk People's Republic
Donetsk People's Republic#English

Donetsk People's Republic (a self-proclaimed quasi-state, internationally recognized as part of the country of Ukraine; one of two members of the Confederation of Novorossiya.)


Presburg

Pressburg (former name of Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia)


Blaasveld

From Middle Dutch Blaersvelt, probably originated from the Proto-West Germanic name *Bladahari + *felþu (“field”) or a later form of the name with Middle Dutch velt.

A town in the municipality of Willebroek, in the province of Antwerp, Belgium


Tisselt

From Middle Dutch Tieselt, probably from the root of distel + -t, from Proto-Germanic *-iþja- (“collective suffix”).


Hombeek

From Middle Dutch Hoenechbeke, from honech (“honey”) + bēke (“creek, brook”), meaning 'honey-colored creek'.
It could also be derived from the name Huno.

com

A town in the municipality of Mechelen, in the province of Antwerp, Belgium


Heffen

From Middle Dutch Heffena, most likely from Middle Dutch heffe (“sediment”) + â (“stream of water”).
Other possibilities are a relation to the verb heffen or the noun hoeve (“farmstead”).


Battel

Origin unknown. Could be derived from English battle or French batelier (“riverboatman”)


Hemiksem

From Middle Dutch Hemincsem, from Proto-West Germanic *Hamingas (“genitive of the name Haming”) + *haim (“home”), literally 'Haming's home'.

inh

A municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium


Ramsdonk

From Middle Dutch Raemsdonc, from Old Dutch Ramesdun, from ravan (“raven”) + *dung (“sandy hill protruding above a silty area”).

af

A town in the m of Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Buggenhout

/ˈbʏ.ɡənˌɦɑu̯t/

From Middle Dutch Bucghenhout, from earlier Bu(c)kenholt, equivalent to Proto-West Germanic *bōkīn (“beechen”) + *holt (“forest”).

der

A municipality of the province of East Flanders, Belgium


Moerkerke

From Middle Dutch Moerkerke, from Old Dutch Murkerka, from *mor (“moor”) + *kirica (“church”).


Keizerstad

From keizer (“emperor”) + stad (“city”), referring to the palace Charlemagne is said to have built there.

(always with definite article) Synonym of Nijmegen


Manhattan aan de Maas

Literally, “Manhattan on the Meuse”, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the river Meuse which flows through the city and the fact that Rotterdam has significantly more skyscrapers than other Dutch cities. Compare Havana aan de Waal.


Havana aan de Waal

Literally, “Havana on the Waal [river]”, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the river Waal which flows through the city and the fact that Nijmegen is (not in the least due to the leftist student body of its university) a left-leaning city. Compare the similarly-formed Manhattan aan de Maas.


Haveneiland

From haven (“harbor”) + eiland (“island”); there is a harbor on the island.

Holonym: IJburg

A man-made island in the IJ and neighborhood (a part of IJburg) in eastern Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands


Rottumeroog

Univerbation of Rottumer (“of or pertaining to Rottum”) + oog (“island”).


Centrumeiland

From centrum (“centre”) + eiland (“island”).

Holonym: IJburg


Strandeiland

From strand (“beach”) + eiland (“island”); there is a beach on the island.

Holonym: IJburg


Rottumerplaat

Univerbation of Rottumer (“of or pertaining to Rottum”) + plaat; for this sense of plaat, compare zandplaat.


Buiteneiland

From buiten (“outside, out of”) + eiland (“island”). The island owes its name to being the furthest out into the IJmeer of all the islands of the IJburg archipelago, viewed from Amsterdam.

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Holonym: IJburg

A man-made island in the IJ (a part of IJburg) in eastern Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands


De Kreupel

an artificial wetland archipelago in lake IJsselmeer, located in the province Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, not far from Andijk


Makkumerwaarden

Meronyms: Makkumer Noordwaard, Makkumer Zuidwaard, Kooiwaard

A group of islands near Makkum in the province of Friesland, The Netherlands.


Hompelvoet

An uninhabited island in South Holland, Netherlands


Castilië

From Spanish Castilla, ultimately from Latin castellum. Doublet of kasteel, chateau, Kessel, castellum, ketella, and telo.


Westwouderpolder

From west + De Woude + -er- + polder, the polder to the west of the village of De Woude (and on which the village itself is in fact also situated), contrasted with the Oostwouderpolder, which is to the east of De Woude.


Baarlem

Blend of baren (“to give birth”) + Haarlem.

blend

(Amsterdam, humorous) the city of Haarlem, viewed by Amsterdam yuppies as a place to move to in order to settle down and have children


Saeftinghe

Meronyms: Namen, Sint-Laureins, Casuwele, Auwersluis

(historical) a former heerlijkheid (fiefdom) and eponymous village in the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, The Netherlands, flooded by the sea in the Scheldt estuary since the late sixteenth century


Kagerplassen

Univerbation of Kager (“of or from Kaag”) + plassen (“pools, lakes”).

univerbation

A group of lakes by Kaag in South Holland, Netherlands


Sweet Lake City

From English sweet + lake + city, based on Salt Lake City, modified with a jocular reference to the name of the city Zoetermeer, which may be interpreted to mean “sweet lake”, zoet meaning “sweet” and meer meaning “lake”.

(humorous) Synonym of Zoetermeer (“a city in the Netherlands”)


Ambacht

(informal) Clipping of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht.


West-Europa

Compound of west (“west”) + Europa (“Europe”).


Roer

Roer, Rur; a river originating in Belgium, flowing through Germany to the Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river flows into the Meuse in the province of Limburg.