Geschiedschrijversbuurt

Compound of the plural form of geschiedschrijver (“historian”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after famous historians.


Landenbuurt

Compound of the plural form of land (“country”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after countries.

A neighbourhood of Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands


Stedenbuurt

Compound of the plural form of stad (“city”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after cities.


Geleerdenbuurt

All compounds of the plural form of geleerde (“scholar”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhoods' streets are named after famous scholars.

A neighbourhood of Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Heemstede, North Holland, Netherlands


Geneesherenbuurt

Compound of the plural form of geneesheer (“doctor”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after famous doctors.


Indische Wijk

Derived from Indisch (“pertaining to the Dutch East Indies”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after locations in Indonesia.


Karolingenbuurt

Compound of the plural form of Karolinger (“Carolingian”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after members of the Carolingian Dynasty.


Kruistochtbuurt

Compound of kruistocht (“crusade”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after places and people of the Crusades.


Vogelenwijk

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


Koninginnebuurt

Compound of koningin (“queen”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after queens of the Netherlands.


Duinwijk

Compound of duin (“dune”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood is located close to a dune area.


Amsterdamsewijk

Compound of the toponym Amsterdam and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).


Boerhaavewijk

Compound of the name of Herman Boerhaave and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).


Slachthuiswijk

Compound of slachthuis (“abattoir”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). Named after a former abattoir.


Haarlemmerhout

First attested as haerlem by den houte in 1311. Univerbation of Haarlemmer (“of or pertaining to Haarlem”) + Middle Dutch hout (“rising deciduous forest”).


Waarderpolder

First attested as brechtghertsweert around 1200. Compound of waard (“riverine island, land next to water”) and polder (“polder”). Originally a compound of Old Dutch Brechtger (a personal name) and waard.


Delftwijk

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


Dietsveld

Attested as Dietsveld in 1935. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of duist (“slender meadow foxtail, Alopecurus myosuroides”) and veld (“field”). The first element is unlikely to be Diets (“Dutch, continental Germanic”).


Schalkwijk

* (Utrecht) First attested as scalwiich, scalcwiich and scalewiich in 1130-1161. Compound of Old Dutch scalc (“servant”) and wīk (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
* (Noord-Holland) Compound of Old Dutch scalc (“servant”) or a personal name derived from scalc and wīk (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

A village and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Sinnevelt

Attested as Sinnevelt in 1680. Potentially a compound of an unknown fytonym and veld (“field”). Named after a former estate.


Heemstede

* (Noord-Holland) Potentially attested as hemstede in 1064, attested with certainty as heemsteden in 1315. Derived from Old Dutch hemstede (“homestead”).
* (Utrecht) First attested as hemsteden in 1219. Derived from Middle Dutch heemstede (“homestead”). Named after a former knightly manor.

A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Berkenrode

First attested as berckenrode in 1284. Compound of Middle Dutch berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Heemstede, North Holland, Netherlands


De Glip

Attested as de Glip in 1769. Derived from glip (“slope, valley, gulley, narrow footpath”). Formerly an independent hamlet.


Aerdenhout

First attested as Aerden-hout in 1517-1524. Compound of an unclear first element and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). A local etymology holds that the first element is derived from ander (“other”) (as opposed to Haarlemmerhout), but there are no old attestations which confirm this derivation.

A village in Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands


Bennebroek

First attested as bennenbroke in 1130-1157. Compound of Old Dutch Benne (a personal name) and bruoc (“marsh, marshland”).

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


Overveen

First attested as Overveen in 1575. Compound of over (“over, on the other side”) (when viewed from Haarlem) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).


Bloemendaal aan Zee

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

A hamlet in Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands


Letterkundigenbuurt

Compound of the plural form of letterkundige (“literature scientist”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after famous philologists.

A neighbourhood of Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands


Velserbroek

Univerbation of Velsener (“of or pertaining to Velsen”) + broek (“marsh, marshland”).

A village in Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands


Santpoort-Noord

First attested as santpoort in 1389. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Medieval Latin sanctus (“holy”) and porta (“gate”). The toponym is also not a compound of Middle Dutch sant (“sand”) and port (“harbour”), as the area around Velsen was not used for sand extraction until the Early Modern era. The toponym may be a compound of Middle Dutch sant (“sand”) and Medieval Latin porta (“guesthouse”), a name possibly coined as a joke by monks from Egmond Abbey. The element noord (“north”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Santpoort-Zuid.

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Santpoort-Zuid

First attested as santpoort in 1389. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Medieval Latin sanctus (“holy”) and porta (“gate”). The toponym is also not a compound of Middle Dutch sant (“sand”) and port (“harbour”), as the area around Velsen was not used for sand extraction until the Early Modern era. The toponym may be a compound of Middle Dutch sant (“sand”) and Medieval Latin porta (“guesthouse”), a name possibly coined as a joke by monks from Egmond Abbey. The element zuid (“south”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Santpoort-Noord.

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Velsen-Noord

See Velsen. The element noord (“north”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Velsen-Zuid.


Velsen-Zuid

See Velsen. The element zuid (“south”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Velsen-Noord.


Hofgeest

Attested as hofghieste in 1298. Compound of Middle Dutch hof (“manor”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”).

A hamlet in Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands


Wijk aan Zee

First attested as wijc op die zee in 1343. Derived from Middle Dutch wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”), aan (“on”) and zee (“sea”).

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A village in Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherlands


Wijk aan Zee en Duin

Named after Wijk aan Zee and Wijk aan Duin, a former village. Originally the name of a fiefdom.

A former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


Breesaap

Named after a former fiefdom, the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch breed (“broad”) and sape (“plain, field”).


Sint Aagtendorp

First attested as agathenkiricha and agathenkyricha in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of the name of Saint Agatha and Middle Dutch dorp (“village, settlement”). The toponym was once an alternative name of Beverwijk.

A neighbourhood of Beverwijk, North Holland, Netherlands


Beijnes

Named after the J. J. Beijnes Royal Carriage and Coach Factory.


Meerestein

First attested as merensteyn in 1398. Named after a former castle.


Heemskerkerduin

Attested as Heemskercker Duyn in 1680. Compound of the toponym Heemskerk and duin (“dune”).

A hamlet in Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands


Noorddorp

First attested as noirthorpe in 1125-1130. Compound of Old Dutch north (“north-”) and thorpe (“farmstead, village, secondary settlement”).


Commandeurs

Derived from the genitive form of Middle Dutch commandoor (“commander”). The land the current neighbourhood stands on was formerly owned by a Commandery of the Knights of Saint John.

A neighbourhood of Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands


Oosterzij

* (Heiloo) Attested as Oosterzij in 1839-1859. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and zijde (“side”). The hamlet is located to the east of the road to Alkmaar.
* (Heemskerk) Attested as Oosterzijde in 1664. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and zijde (“side”).

A hamlet in Heiloo, North Holland, Netherlands


Beijnesbuurt

Compound of the toponym Beijnes and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”).


Onderwijzersbuurt

Compound of the plural form of onderwijzer (“educator”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after teachers.


Kerkbeek

Attested as De Kerck Beeck in 1680. Compound of kerk (“church”) and beek (“brook, stream”). Named after a former brook which ran through Heemskerk.


Hoogdorp

First attested as hoghe dorpe and hoge dorp in 1251. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and dorp (“village, secondary settlement”).


Assumburg

First attested as assenburg in 1465. Compound of the toponym Assum and Middle Dutch borch (“castle”). Named after a castle.


Slotherenbuurt

Compound of slotheer (“lord of a castle”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after noblemen.


Assum

First attested as assem in 1397. Likely a compound of Old Dutch *ask (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and hēm (“home, settlement”). According to an alternative hypothesis, the toponym is a contracted compound of Old Dutch askman (“pirate”) and hēm.

A hamlet in Uitgeest, North Holland, Netherlands


Limmerkoog

First attested as in de cooch in de ban van limmen in 1391. Compound of the toponym Limmen and coge (“land located outside of a levee”).


Busch en Dam

First attested as van den dam in der crommenye and den etersken-busch in 1357. Derived from Middle Dutch bosch (“forest, reedland”) and dam (“dam”).


Groot Dorregeest

First attested as thorengest in the 12th century. Compound of Old Dutch thoren (“thorn”) and gēst (“elevated sandy land”). The element groot (“great, big”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Dorregeest.


Klein Dorregeest

Attested as thorengest in the 12th century. Compound of Old Dutch thoren (“thorn”) and gēst (“elevated sandy land”). The element klein (“small, lesser”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot Dorregeest.


De Kleis

Attested as de Kleys in 1680. Named after a nearby road.

A neighbourhood of Uitgeest, North Holland, Netherlands


Castricum

First attested as castrichem around the end of the 11th century. The toponym appears to be a compound of Latin castra (“military encampment, fortification”) and Old Dutch hēm (“home, settlement”). This etymology makes the toponym an absolute rarity in the Netherlands. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from Old Dutch Karsten (a personal name) and hēm; however, Christian names were never used in hēm toponyms.

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Meronyms: Akersloot, Bakkum, Bakkum-Noord, Boekel, De Woude, Dusseldorp, Heemstee, Limmen, Noord-Bakkum, Oosterbuurt, Schulpstet, Starting, Stierop

A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


Akersloot

First attested as ekerslato in 1083. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian slato (“ditch”). The first element may potentially derive from a (variant of) Old Frisian ekker (“farmland”). The first element is unlikely to derive from a personal name or from aker (“acorn”).

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


Bakkum

First attested as bachem around the end of the 11th century. Compound of Proto-Germanic *baka (“back, curve, elevated place”) and Old Dutch hēm (“home, settlement”).


Bakkum-Noord

Compound of the toponym Bakkum and noord (“north”).

A village in Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands


Dusseldorp

First attested as disterdorp in 1462. Potentially a compound of a term related to distel (“thistle”) or dissel (“adze”) and Middle Dutch dorp (“farmstead, village, settlement”).


Limmen

First attested as limbon in 918-948. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a hydronym derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *slembh, cognate to English slump and limp. Unlikely to be derived from Latin limbus (“seam, edge”).

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De Woude

Attested as Ackerslooter woude in 1680. Derived from woud (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).


Heemstee

First attested as hemstede around the end of the 11th century. Derived from Old Dutch hemstede (“homestead”).

A hamlet in Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands


Noord-Bakkum

Attested as Noordbakkum in 1936. Compound of noord (“north-”) and the toponym Bakkum.


Oosterbuurt

Attested as Ooster Buert in 1680. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).


Schulpstet

Attested as Schulpstet in 1839-1859. Compound of a variant of schelp (“shell”) and stede (“place”). The toponym may refer to a place where shell-sand was loaded onto barges headed for Alkmaar.


Starting

Attested as Starting in 1639. Derived from dialectal starting (“terrain where goods can be temporarily stored, storage site for sand, shells, gravel etc.”).


Stierop

Attested as Stierp in 1639. Compound of a term cognate to stuur (“wild, rough, turbulent”) and Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”).


Molendijk

Compound of molen (“mill”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a former windmill.

A neighbourhood of Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands


Noord-End

First attested as Noort ender weg in 1680. Compound of noord (“northern, north-”) and eind (“end”).


Bollendorp

Attested as Bollendorp in 1680. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. If the toponym is old, a derivation from Middle Dutch Bolle (a personal name) and dorp (“homestead, village, settlement”) is possible. If the toponym is young, a derivation from the plural form of bol (“bulb”) and dorp (“village”) is possible.


Bergen aan Zee

Attested as Bergen aan Zee in 1848. Derived from the toponym Bergen, aan (“on”) and zee (“sea”).

A village in Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands


Egmond aan den Hoef

First attested as ekmunde in 1167. Derived from the toponym Egmond (of unknown etymology) with the identifier aan den Hoef (derived from Middle Dutch huue (“piece of land of a certain size”)). The identifier was added to distinguish the settlement from Egmond aan Zee and Egmond-Binnen.

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Egmond aan Zee

First attested as egmunda super mare in 1449. Derived from the toponym Egmond (of unknown etymology) with the identifier aan zee (derived from aan (“on”) and zee (“sea”)). The identifier was added to distinguish the settlement from Egmond aan den Hoef and Egmond-Binnen.

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


Egmond-Binnen

First attested as ekmunde in 922. Derived from the toponym Egmond (of unknown etymology) with the identifier binnen (“inland”). The identifier was added to distinguish the settlement from Egmond aan den Hoef and Egmond aan Zee.

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Groet

First attested as grothen in 1130-1161. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch grode (“accreted land”). Compare De Groe, Graauw and Groede.


Aagtdorp

First attested as ekthorp in 1215-1226. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch eggh (“corner, boundary”) and dorp (“farmstead, village, secondary settlement”). The first element is unlikely to be a personal name or dialectal aagt (“low-lying pasture”). Compare Bregtdorp.


Bregtdorp

Attested as Bregdorp in 1843. Likely a compound of Bregt (a personal name) and dorp (“farmstead, village, secondary settlement”). Compare Aagtdorp.


Catrijp

Attested as Catryp in 1680. Compound of kat (“cat, arched ridge, lesser, mud”) and rijp (“edge, bank”).

A hamlet in Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands


Camperduin

→ English: Camperdown

First attested as campthorpa in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch camp (“undeveloped field”) and thorpa (“farmstead, village, secondary settlement”). The second element was gradually replaced by duin (“dune”).


Hargen

First attested as horgana around 822-825. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch harag (“holy place”). Compare Harich, Kethel and Harrow.


Rinnegom

First attested as rinighem around the end of the 11th century. Compound of Old Frisian Rinne (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”).


Wimmenum

First attested as wymnam around the end of the 11th century. Etymology unknown. One hypothesis proposes a derivation from the dative plural form of a hydronym derived from Old Frisian wime (“osier (Salix viminalis)”).

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A hamlet and former municipality of Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands


Het Woud

First attested as wymnemmerwalt around the end of the 11th century. Derived from Old Dutch walt (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).


Zanegeest

Attested as Sanegeest in 1639. Likely a compound of Old Frisian sand (“sand”) and geest (“elevated sandy land”).


Egmondermeer

Compound of the toponym Egmond and meer (“lake”). Named after a polder.


Egmond

Named after Egmond aan den Hoef, Egmond aan Zee and Egmond-Binnen.


Broek op Langedijk

First attested as broec in the 12th century. Derived from Middle Dutch bruec (“marsh, marshland”) and the name of a levee (a compound of lang (“long”) and dijk (“levee”)).

A village and former municipality of Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands


De Noord

A village in Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands


Noord-Scharwoude

First attested as bernardeskercha in 1094. Compound of noord (“north-”), the toponym Schoorl and Old Dutch walt (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The settlement was initially called Bernardeskercha, a compound of Bernard (a personal name) and kirika (“church”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuid-Scharwoude.


Zuid-Scharwoude

First attested as sudrekercha in 1094. Compound of zuid (“south-”), the toponym Schoorl and Old Dutch walt (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The settlement was initially called Sudrekercha, a compound of sūthar (“southern, south-”) and kirika (“church”). The element zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Noord-Scharwoude.


Oudkarspel

First attested as aldenkercha in 1094. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and kercspel (“parish, village with a church”).


Sint Pancras

First attested as pancraets in 1433. Named after Saint Pancras of Rome.


Broekhorn

Attested as Broeckhorn in 1631. Compound of the toponym Broek op Langedijk and horn (“corner, protruding bend”).

A hamlet in Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands


Draai

Attested as Draai in 1899. Derived from draai (“narrow swing bridge”).


Frik

Attested as Frik (De) in 1899. Derived from dialectal frik (“mince, large sum of money”). The precise motivation for the coining of the toponym is unknown.


't Kruis

First attested as de cruijs Wech in 1631. Derived from kruis (“cross, crossing”).


Pannekeet

Attested as Pannekeet in 1877. Compound of the plural form of pan (“pan”) and keet (“shack”), referring here to a shack used as a saltern. It is unclear whether the toponym refers to a physical shack or if it derives from a surname.


Planetenwijk

Compound of the plural form of planeet (“planet”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after planets.

A neighbourhood of Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands


Edelstenenwijk

Compound of the plural form of edelsteen (“gemstone”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after gemstones.


Stad van de Zon

Derived from stad (“city”), van (“of”), de (“the”) and zon (“sun”). The neighbourhood was conceived as a fully carbon-neutral area.


Butterhuizen

Attested as Butter Huysen in 1631. Compound of a dialectal form of boter (“butter”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Named after a nearby ditch.


Dijk en Waard

Named after Langedijk and Heerhugowaard.

Meronyms: Broekhorn, Broek op Langedijk, De Noord, Draai, Frik, Heerhugowaard, Kabel, Noord-Scharwoude, Oudkarspel, Pannekeet, Sint Pancras, 't Kruis, Veenhuizen, Zuid-Scharwoude

A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


Langedijk

Named after Broek op Langedijk, Noord-Scharwoude, Zuid-Scharwoude and Oudkarspel. The four villages collectively received city rights from William VI of Holland in 1415 and were collectively known as "the city of Langedijk".

A former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


Avenhorn

First attested as lutekedrecht around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Ave (a personal name) and horn (“corner, protruding bend”). The village was originally called Lutekedrecht, a compound of Middle Dutch luttik (“small”) and drecht (“ferry, watercourse”).

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


Bobeldijk

First attested as boebeldijck in 1450. Compound of Middle Dutch bobel (“spikerush, Eleocharis sp.”) and dyc (“levee”).

A village in Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands


De Goorn

First attested as den gore around 1312. Derived from Middle Dutch gore (“swampy forest soil”).


Grosthuizen

First attested as asthusa in the 12th century. Derived from a contracted compound of groot (“great, big”), Old Frisian ast (“east-, eastern”) and the plural form of hūs (“house”).


Hensbroek

First attested as hensbroec around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Hen (a personal name) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).


Obdam

First attested as opdam at the beginning of the 13th century. Compound of Middle Dutch op (“up, elevated”) and dam (“dam”). Compare Uitdam.


Scharwoude

First attested as scaderwoude around 1312. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch scaer (“shore, bank”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). Compare Schardam.


Spierdijk

First attested as spierdijck in 1365. Compound of Middle Dutch spier (“long, tough rhizome of a rush”) and dyc (“levee”). Compare Stoppeldijk.


Wogmeer

First attested as wogmeir in 1343-1345. Originally a hydronym, potentially derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *wag (“moving water, wave”) and Middle Dutch meer (“lake”). Compare Weiwerd and Wognum.


Zuidermeer

Attested as Zuyder M. in 1665. Compound of zuider (“southern”) and meer (“lake”). Named after a former lake. The toponym contrasts with Noordermeer.


Berkmeer

Attested as De Berck meer around 1631. Compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and meer (“lake”). Named after a former lake.

A hamlet in Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands


Baarsdorpermeer

First attested as barsdorp in 1345. Compound of the toponym Baarsdorp (a compound of Middle Dutch Baer (a personal name) and dorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”)) and meer (“lake”). Named after a former lake.


De Hulk

Attested as HULK (DE) in 1844. Derived from hulk (“type of ship”). Named after a former inn which used a hulk on its signage.


Kathoek

Attested as d'Cathoeck in 1680. Potentially a compound of kade (“quay, embankment”) and hoek (“corner, protruding bend”). Compare Katham.


Obdammerdijk

Compound of the toponym Obdam and dijk (“levee”).


Oostmijzen

Attested as Oostmysen in 1639. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and a word which may derive from or be cognate to Middle Dutch mies (“wetland”). Compare De Meije, Mijdrecht, Mijnden, Misson and Mite.


Noord-Spierdijk

Compound of noord (“north-”) and the toponym Spierdijk. The toponym contrasts with Zuid-Spierdijk.


Zuid-Spierdijk

Compound of zuid (“south-”) and the toponym Spierdijk. The toponym contrasts with Noord-Spierdijk.


Wester-Koggenland

Compound of wester (“western”), the plural form of koog (“land located outside of a levee”) and land (“land”).


Noorder-Koggenland

Compound of noorder (“northern”), the plural form of koog (“land located outside of a levee”) and land (“land”).


Koggenland

Compound of the plural form of koog (“land located outside of a levee”) and land (“land”).

Meronyms: Avenhorn, Baarsdorpermeer, Berkhout, Berkmeer, De Goorn, De Hulk, Grosthuizen, Hensbroek, Kathoek, Noorddijk, Noordermeer, Noord-Spierdijk, Obdam, Obdammerdijk, Oosteinde, Oostmijzen, Oudendijk, Rustenburg, Scharwoude, Spierdijk, Wogmeer, Zuidermeer, Zuid-Spierdijk


Blokker

First attested as westerblocweere in 1289. Derived from a contracted compound of Middle Dutch bloc (“piece of farmland enclosed by a ditch or fence”) and weer (“enclosed piece of land located between two ditches”). The settlement was formerly known as Westerblokker. After the village was incorporated into Hoorn, it became known simply as Blokker.

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


Risdam

Attested as Rys Dam in 1680. Compound of rijs (“brushwood”) and dam (“dam”). Named after a former dam. Compare Rijsdam.

A neighbourhood of Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands


Grote Waal

Attested as Groote Waal in 1680. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and a variant of wiel (“kolk lake”). Named after a polder.


Kersenboogerd

Compound of the plural form of kers (“cherry”) and a variant of bongerd (“orchard”).


Hoogkarspel

First attested as hoghekerspel around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and kercspel (“parish, village with a church”).

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


Oosterblokker

First attested as oesterbloecwere around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern”), bloc (“farmland enclosed by a ditch or fence”) and were (“enclosed piece of land located between two ditches”).

A village in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands


Oosterleek

First attested as oesterleke in 1311. Originally a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern”) and leek (“natural watercourse”). Compare Medemblik and Oterleek.


Schellinkhout

First attested as scellinchout around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch schellinge (“boundary”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). Compare Schellingwoude and Terschelling.


Venhuizen

First attested as veinhusen around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huus (“house”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to ven (“pasture”).


Westwoud

First attested as westenwoude around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch west (“west-, western”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).


Wijdenes

First attested as widenesse around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch wide (“wide”) and nesse (“headland, spit”).


De Bangert

Attested as Bogert in 1680. Derived from a dialectal form of bongerd (“orchard”).

A hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands


Binnenwijzend

First attested as binnenwisen around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch binnen (“inland”) and dialectal wisene (“watercourse, levee or quay next to a watercourse”). Compare Oosterwijzend, Westerwijzend, Wijster and Wijzend.


Blokdijk

First attested as block-dyck in 1402. Compound of Middle Dutch blok (“farmland enclosed by a ditch or fence”) and dyc (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.


De Buurt

* (Drechterland) Derived from buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
* (Medemblik) Attested as de Buert in 1680. Derived from buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).

A hamlet in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands


De Hout

Attested as Den Hont [sic] in 1639. Derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”).


De Weed

First attested as die weed in 1417. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from dialectal weed (“land located outside of a levee”), Middle Dutch wede (“forest, brushwood”) or wede (“woad, Isatis tinctoria”).

unk

uncertain


Kraaienburg

Attested as Kraaijenburg in 1886. Compound of the plural form of kraai (“crow, Corvus corone”) and burg (“manor”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.


Leekerweg

Compound of the toponym Oosterleek and weg (“way, road”). Named after a road.


Munnickaij

Attested as Munnekij in 1899. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of monnik (“monk”) and kade (“quay, embankment”) or a term denoting an artificial mound used for habitation. An alternative reading of the toponym interprets it as a derivation from a term meaning "dungheap". Compare Munnikij.


Oudijk

Attested as Den Ouden Dyck in 1680. Compound of oud (“old”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a former levee.


Tersluis

Attested as Ter Sluys in 1680. Compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a nearby sluice.


Westerbuurt

Compound of wester (“western”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).


Wijmers

Attested as De Wymers in 1680. Derived from dialectal wijmers (“land located outside of a levee, levee, watercourse running alongside a levee”).


Zittend

Attested as De Zijdtwindt in 1680. Derived from a contraction of zijdewind (“sideways levee, rear embankment”).


Oosterwijzend

First attested as wisende in 1336. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and dialectal wijzend (“watercourse”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerwijzend. Compare Binnenwijzend, Wijster and Wijzend.


Westerwijzend

Compound of wester (“western”) and dialectal wijzend (“watercourse”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterwijzend. Compare Binnenwijzend, Wijster and Wijzend.


Drechterland

Compound of the hydronym Drecht and land (“land”).

Meronyms: Binnenwijzend, Blokdijk, De Bangert, De Buurt, De Hout, De Weed, Hem, Hoogkarspel, Kraaienburg, Leekerweg, Munnickaij, Oosterblokker, Oostergouw, Oosterleek, Oosterwijzend, Oudijk, Schellinkhout, Tersluis, Venhuizen, Westerbuurt, Westerwijzend, Westwoud, Wijdenes, Wijmers, Zittend


Bovenkarspel

First attested as bovenkerspel around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch boven (“up, inland, upstream”) and kercspel (“parish, village with a church”).

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A village and former municipality of Stede Broec, North Holland, Netherlands


Grootebroek

First attested as groote broec in 1288. Compound of Middle Dutch groot (“great, big”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Lutjebroek.


Broekerhaven

Attested as Broeckerhaven in 1575. Compound of the toponym Grootebroek (referring here to a former city composed of Bovenkarspel and Grootebroek) and haven (“harbour”).

A hamlet in Stede Broec, North Holland, Netherlands


Stede Broec

Named after Grootebroek, a former city composed of Bovenkarspel and Grootebroek.

Meronyms: Bovenkarspel, Broekerhaven, Grootebroek, Lutjebroek


Oosterweed

A neighbourhood of Stede Broec, North Holland, Netherlands


Oosterdijk

Attested as Den Ooster Dyck in 1680. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby section of the Westfriese Zeedijk.

A village in Enkhuizen, North Holland, Netherlands


Gommerwijk

Compound of the name of the toponym Gommerkarspel and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The name references Gommerkarspel (a compound of the name of Saint Gummarus of Lier and Middle Dutch kercspel (“parish, village with a church”)), a village which was fused with Enkhuizen in 1356.

A neighbourhood of Enkhuizen, North Holland, Netherlands


Abbekerk

First attested as abbenkerke around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Abbe (a personal name) and kerk (“church”).

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


Andijk

First attested as alhier onder de dijk in 1667. Likely derived from aandijk (“small levee located at the outer foot of a marine or river levee”).


Benningbroek

First attested as bennenbroech around 1338. Compound of Middle Dutch Benne (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and bruec (“marsh, marshland”).

A village in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands


Hauwert

First attested as oudeboxwoude around 1312. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch hauwe (“peel, shell”) and aert (“farmland, ploughed land”). Formerly called Oudeboxwoude.


Lambertschaag

First attested as lambrechtscoch around 1312. Compound of the name of Saint Lambert of Maastricht and Middle Dutch coge (“land located outside of a levee, land next to a watercourse”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to schage (“copse”) under the influence of nearby Schagen.


Nibbixwoud

First attested as nuweboxwoude around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch nieu (“new”), either Bok (a personal name) or bux (“common box, Buxus sempervirens”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The toponym formerly contrasted with Oudeboxwoude (currently called Hauwert).


Midwoud

First attested as midwoude around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch mid (“mid-, middle”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The village was named for its location between Nibbixwoud and Oostwoud.


Onderdijk

Attested as Onderdijk in 1839-1859. Derived from onderdijk (“bank at the bottom of a levee”).


Opperdoes

First attested as those and thosa at the end of the 11th century. Compound of opper (“upper, landinward”) and Old Dutch thosa (“mossy bog, overgrown swamp or marsh, light turf”).


Sijbekarspel

First attested as siboutskerspel around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Sybout (a personal name) and kercspel (“parish, village with a church”).


Twisk

First attested as twisca around 1243-1245. Derived from Old Frisian twisk (“between, on the boundary”).


Wervershoof

First attested as warfartshove around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Warfart (a personal name) and huue (“piece of land of a certain size”). The village may be named after Saint Werenfried.


Zwaagdijk-Oost

First attested as zuoechdyc in 1319. Compound of the toponym Zwaag, Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”) and oost (“east”). Named after a nearby levee. The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from Zwaagdijk-West.


Zwaagdijk-West

First attested as zuoechdyc in 1319. Compound of the toponym Zwaag, Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”) and west (“west”). Named after a nearby levee. The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Zwaagdijk-Oost.


Wijzend

Attested as Wijsent in 1639. Derived from dialectal wijzend (“watercourse, levee, quay or road next to a watercourse”). Named after a nearby levee. Compare Binnenwijzend, Oosterwijzend, Westerwijzend and Wijster.


Bennemeer

First attested as bomenmeer in 1324. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch meer (“lake”). The first element may be Benne (a personal name), benne (“fish basket made of osiers”) or bon (“fyke, hoop net”). Named after a former lake.


Broerdijk

Attested as Broer Dijck in 1680. Compound of broer (“brother”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.


Het Hoogeland

/ɦɛt ˈɦoː.ɣəˌlɑnt/

Derived from a compound of hoog (“high”) and land (“land”).


Koppershorn

Attested as Coppershorn in 1680. Compound of kopper (“worker who cuts off the heads of cod”) and horn (“corner, protruding bend”).


Lekermeer

Attested as De Leeck in 1665. Compound of the hydronym Leek (derived from laak (“natural watercourse”)) and meer (“lake”).


Munnikij

Attested as Munnicky in 1680. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Potentially a compound of monnik (“monk”) and kade (“quay, embankment”) or a term denoting an artificial mound used for habitation. An alternative reading of the toponym interprets it as a derivation from a term meaning "dungheap". Compare Munnickaij.


Veldhuis

Attested as Polder het Veldhuis in 1839-1859. Derived from veldhuis (“field settlement”).


Koggenwijk

A neighbourhood of Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands


Aartswoud

First attested as nedartswoude around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Edaert (a personal name) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

A village in Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands


De Weere

* (Opmeer) Attested as De Weeren in 1680. Derived from dialectal were (“piece of land between two drainage ditches”). Named after a polder.
* (Hollands Kroon) Attested as De Weeren in 1680. Derived from dialectal were (“piece of land between two drainage ditches”). Named after a polder.

A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands


Hoogwoud

First attested as alta silua in 1289. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Hooghout and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

inh

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


Opmeer

First attested as upmere around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch up (“up, elevated, upstream”) (potentially used here in the sense "at") and meer (“lake”).

Meronyms: Aartswoud, Abbekerkeweere, De Kaag, De Kolk, De Snip, De Weere, Gouwe, Harderwijk, Hoogwoud, Lagehoek, Paradijs, Spanbroek, Wadway, Zandwerven

A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


Wadway

First attested as waddeweye in 1256. Compound of Middle Dutch wadde (“ford, shallow area”) and Old Frisian wei (“way, road”).


Gouwe

First attested as gowe in 1437. Derived from a hydronym of uncertain origin.

A hamlet in Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands


Zandwerven

Attested as op Sandwerven in 1653. Compound of zand (“sand”) and the plural form of werf (“artificial mound used for habitation”).


Abbekerkeweere

Compound of the toponym Abbekerk and were (“piece of land located between two drainage ditches”). Named after a section of a polder.


De Kaag

Derived from kaag (“land located outside of a levee”).


Lagehoek

Compound of laag (“low”) and hoek (“corner”). Named after a polder.


Langereis

Attested as De lange Reys in 1575. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of lang (“long”) and Proto-Germanic *rîsan (“move, flow”). Compare Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Rijsbrug and Rijsenhout.


Anna Paulowna

First attested as den Nieuwe-Anna-Paulowna-polder in 1846. Named after Anna Pavlovna of Russia.

A village and former municipality of Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands


Barsingerhorn

First attested as bersincshorne in 1289. Compound of an otherwise unknown toponym *Bersing (derived from Middle Dutch Barse (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).


Breezand

Attested as Breesant in 1665. Compound of breed (“broad”) and zand (“sand bar”). Named after a former sand bar.

A village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands


Haringhuizen

First attested as heringhehusen in 1344. Compound of Middle Dutch Here (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of huus (“house”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to haring (“herring, Clupea harengus”).


Hippolytushoef

First attested as ypolshove in 1343-1344. Compound of the name of Saint Hippolytus of Rome and Middle Dutch huue (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).


Kolhorn

Attested as Kolhoiren in 1518. Potentially a compound of kol (“elevated place, top, head”) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).


Kreileroord

Attested as Dorp IV in 1930. Compound of the toponym Creil and oord (“place”). The name was chosen as the winner of a naming competition in the beginning of the 1950s. Compare Kreil.


Lutjewinkel

Attested as Lutke Winckel in 1680. Compound of dialectal lutke (“small”) and the toponym Winkel.


Middenmeer

Attested as Middenmeer in 1932. Compound of midden (“middle, mid-”) and meer (“lake”). The settlement was named for its location in the middle of the Wieringermeer polder.


Nieuwe Niedorp

First attested as niewenniedorp in 1289. Derived from Middle Dutch nieu (“new”) and a compound of nie (“new”) and dorp (“village, secondary settlement”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oude Niedorp.


Oude Niedorp

First attested as nienthorp around the end of the 11th century. Derived from Middle Dutch out (“old”) and a compound of nie (“new”) and dorp (“village, secondary settlement”). The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwe Niedorp.


Slootdorp

Attested as Slootdorp in 1936. Compound of the hydronym Sloot (derived from sloot (“ditch”)) and dorp (“village”). Named after a former gully.


Van Ewijcksluis

Attested as Ewijk Sluis in 1839-1859. Compound of Van Ewijck (a surname) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The village is named after Daniël Jacob van Ewijck van Oostbroek van de Bilt, a former King's commissioner of Noord-Holland who was involved in the empolderment of the Anna Paulowna polder.

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Wieringerwaard

Attested as Wieringerwaert in 1639. Compound of the toponym Wieringen and waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”).


Wieringerwerf

Attested as Wieringerwerf in 1936. Compound of the toponym Wieringen and werf (“artificial mound used for habitation”).


Zijdewind

First attested as nuwe nyedorper zydwijnde in 1421. Derived from Middle Dutch sidewende (“sideways levee, rear embankment”).


Blokhuizen

Attested as Tblochuis in 1575. Derived from blokhuis (“blockhouse”). Named after a former fortification.


Emaus

Attested as Emaüs in 1670. Named after the Biblical city. Originally the name of a farmhouse.


Gelderse Buurt

Attested as Geldersche huisjes in 1869. Derived from Gelders (“of or pertaining to Gelderland”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”). The hamlet was populated by impoverished families from Gelderland in 1846.


De Gest

Potentially attested as wiringheest in 1130-1161, attested with certainty as gestenlanden in 1343-1344. Derived from Middle Dutch geest (“elevated sandy land”).


Groetpolder

Compound of Middle Dutch groede (“accreted land”) and polder (“polder”). Named after a polder.


De Haukes

Attested as Haukes in 1680. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a diminutive form of hau (“pool, swampland”), from hou (“homestead”), from a dialectal variant of hooi (“hay”) and, finally, from hauw (“shell, hull”).

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unknown


De Heid

Attested as de Heid in 1866. Derived from a variant of heide (“heath, heathland”).


De Hoelm

Attested as Hoelm in 1680. Derived from holm (“hill, elevated place, island”).


Hogebieren

Attested as Hooge Bieren in 1680. Derived from a compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and the dative plural form of Old Frisian bêre (“barn, house”).
Compare Bierum and Pietersbierum.


Hollebalg

Attested as Hollebulkerweg in 1839-1859. Derived from a nearby hydronym, the name of which derives in turn from a compound of hol (“low-lying, deep, swampy”) and balg (“stream which swells during floods”).


Kleine Sluis

Attested as Kleine Sluis in 1839-1859. Derived from klein (“small”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”).


Kreil

Attested as De Creyl in 1680. Derived from West Frisian kreil (“wild brushwood, brushwood growing on low-lying swampland”). See also Creil and Kreileroord.


Lutjekolhorn

Attested as Lutje Kolhorn in 1946. Compound of lutje (“small”) and the toponym Kolhorn.


Moerbeek

Attested as Moerbeeckerthyenden van Nyerop in 1593. Compound of moer (“moor, fenland”) and beek (“brook, stream”).


Mientbrug

Compound of a variant of meent (“communal land”) and brug (“bridge”). Named after a bridge located at the Mientweg road.


Noord-Stroe

First attested as d'nortside van stroeden in 1343-1344. Compound of Middle Dutch nort (“north-”) and the toponym Stroe.


Noordburen

Attested as Noordt Burom in 1680. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and the plural form of buur (“cottage, small house”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Zandburen.


Noorderbuurt

* (Hollands Kroon) Attested as Noord Geest in 1839-1859. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”). The element buurt replaced original geest (“elevated sandy land”).
* (Texel) Attested as Noorderbuurt in 1839-1859. Compound of noorder (“northern”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).

A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands


De Normer

Potentially attested as northanheri in 918-948, attested with certainty as normaer in 1343-1344. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch nort (“north-, northern”) and meer (“lake”). It is possible, however, that the toponym is actually a reinterpretation of a compound of Old Dutch north (“north-, northern”) and heri (“sandy ridge”).


Oosterklief

Attested as Ooster kliff in 1680. Compound of ooster (“eastern”) and dialectal klief (“slope, precipice”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerklief.


Westerklief

Attested as Wester kliff in 1680. Compound of wester (“western”) and dialectal klief (“slope, precipice”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterklief.


Poolland

Attested as Pool Landt in 1680. Potentially derived from poolland (“the Arctic”), with the name having been given by whalers heading to the Arctic.


Smerp

First attested as smyeriep in 1432. Likely a compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch ripe (“edge, bank”). The first element may be cognate to dialectal smeu (“weak, soft”).


De Strook

Attested as Strook in 1913. Derived from strook (“strip”). Originally the name of a field.


Spoorbuurt

First attested as Halte in 1869. Compound of spoor (“railway”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).


Terdiek

First attested as op der deke in 1343. Derived from an inflected form of te (“at”) and Middle Dutch deeck (“washed up brushwood, washed up reeds or rushes”). The second element was later reinterpreted to a dialectal variant of dijk (“levee”).


Vatrop

Potentially attested as uaroht in 918-948, attested with certainty as fortrapa in 922. If the oldest attestation refers to the current settlement, a derivation from a term cognate to Old English faroð (“beach, coast”) or, alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *ferhô (“evergreen oak, (Quercus ilex)”) or *farnô (“fern”) suffixed with *-oþ. If the oldest attestation does not refer to the current settlement, a derivation from Old Dutch *apa (“river, watercourse”) is possible.


Verlaat

Attested as Niedorper Verlaat in 1680. Derived from verlaat (“small lift-lock”).


Wateringskant

Attested as Waterings Cant in 1680. Compound of watering (“drainage channel”) and kant (“side”).


De Weel

Attested as de Wael in 1680. Derived from a variant of waal (“kolk lake”).


Grotewal

Attested as Groote Wal in 1680. Compound of groot (“great, big”) and wal (“embankment wall, levee”).

A hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands


Keinse

First attested as kaense in 1319. Etymology unclear. Potentially derived from keen (“gully, creek”) suffixed with a collectivising suffix, although the morphology of the toponym does not match well with this etymology. Compare Keent and Kinrooi.

unk

unclear


Lagedijk

Attested as Leechdyck around 1660. Compound of lang (“long”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.


Tjallewal

Attested as tLallewal in 1680. Potentially a compound of Tjalle (a personal name) and wal (“embankment wall, levee”).


Tolke

Attested as Tolke in 1575. Potentially derived from a contraction of a variant of tolhekke (“toll-gate”).


't Wad

Attested as Twadt in 1680. Derived from wade (“ford, shallow place”).


Dirkshorn

Attested as Dierickshorn in 1573. Compound of Dierick (a personal name) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).

A village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands


Eenigenburg

First attested as eimhborch [read: einihborch] in 1289. Compound of Middle Dutch enich (“lonely, abandoned”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). The settlement may have formed around a castle built by Floris V of Holland.


Krabbendam

First attested as crabbendamme in 1413-1414. Potentially formed analogously to krabbendijk (“sea defence consisting of wooden poles located in front of the main levee”). Compare Krabbendijke.


Tuitjenhorn

First attested as tutinghehorne in 1280-1287. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym Tutinghe (derived from Old Dutch *Tuto (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).


Valkkoog

First attested as valkencoech in 1318. Compound of Middle Dutch Valke (a personal name) and coge (“land next to water, land located outside of a levee”).


Waarland

First attested as De Waedt Polder in 1665. Compound of waard (“polder complex surrounded by water”) and land (“land”). Named after a polder.


Warmenhuizen

First attested as wermerhusen in 1280-1287. Potentially a compound of a hydronym or a personal name and the plural form of Middle Dutch huus (“house”). Compare Warmond and Wormer.

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


Dijkstaal

Derived from dijkstaal (“foundation of a levee”).


't Rijpje

First attested as rijpwetering before 1478. Derived from the diminutive form of rijp (“edge, bank”).


Schagerwaard

Compound of the toponym Schagen and waard (“polder complex surrounded by water”). Named after a polder.


Schoorldam

Attested as Schoorldam in 1569. Compound of the toponym Schoorl and dam (“dam”).


Slootgaard

Attested as De Slootgert in 1680. Compound of sloot (“ditch”) and gaard (“garden”). Originally the name of a polder.


Woudmeer

Compound of woud (“marsh forest, swamp forest”) and meer (“lake”). Named after a polder.


Zijpersluis

Attested as Jacob Claeszoons sluijsgen gelegen voor aan de Zijpe in 1634. Compound of the hydronym Zijpe and sluis (“lock, sluice”).


Burgerbrug

Attested as Burgerbrug of Eenigenburgerbrug in 1840. Compound of the toponym Eenigenburg and brug (“bridge”).


Callantsoog

First attested as callinge at the end of the 11th century. Compound of the toponym Callens (derived from Old Frisian Calla (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-) and oog (“island, isle”).


Petten

First attested as pathem [read: puthem] in 918-948. Compound of a variant of Old Dutch put (“well”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).


Schagerbrug

Attested as Schagerbrugge in 1613. Compound of the toponym Schagen and brug (“bridge”).


Sint Maartensbrug

Attested as Sinte Maertensbrugge in 1613. Compound of the toponym Sint Maarten and brug (“bridge”).


Sint Maartensvlotbrug

Attested as St Maartens Vlotbrug in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Sint Maarten and vlotbrug (“retractable floating bridge”).


Sint Maartenszee

Compound of the toponym Sint Maarten and zee (“sea”).


Abbestede

First attested as Abstee around 1563. Compound of Abbe (a personal name) and stede (“place”). Compare Abstede.


Burgervlotbrug

Attested as Burger Vlotbrug in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Eenigenburg and vlotbrug (“retractable floating bridge”).


De Stolpen

Attested as Stolpen in 1839-1859. Derived from the plural form of stolp (“type of farmhouse”).


Groote Keeten

Attested as de Keten in 1680. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and the plural form of keet (“wooden shack”).


Het Korfwater

Attested as Land genaamd het Korfwater in 1839-1859. Originally a hydronym, derived in turn from a compound of korf (“eel basket”) and water (“watercourse”).


Keinsmerbrug

First attested as Keijnsemer Brug in 1680. Compound of the toponym Keinse and brug (“bridge”).


Leihoek

Attested as Leihoek in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Leie (derived from lei (“wet peat bog, swampy flooded land”)) and hoek (“corner”).


Mennonietenbuurt

* (Noord-Holland) Attested as MENNISTENBUURT in 1846. Compound of the plural form of Mennoniet (“Mennonite, Anabaptist”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
* (Utrecht) Attested as de Mennonitenbuurt in 1846. Compound of the plural form of Mennoniet (“Mennonite, Anabaptist”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).

A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Stolpervlotbrug

Attested as Stolper Vlotbrug in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym De Stolpen and vlotbrug (“retractable floating bridge”).


Waldervaart

Attested as tLalle walder vaert in 1745. Named after a nearby canal.

A neighbourhood of Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands


Nieuwe-Niedorp

A former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


Niedorp

Named after Nieuwe Niedorp and Oude Niedorp. The two settlements had collectively been granted city rights under the name stede Niedorp in 1415.


Wieringermeer

Compound of the toponym Wieringen and meer (“lake”). Named after a polder.


Harenkarspel

Named after a former settlement, the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch heringe (“land subject to certain privileges”) and kercspel (“parish, village with a church”).


Huisduinen

First attested as husidina in 918-948. The toponym has been interpreted as Proto-Germanic *husid-inja- (“place of refuge, secure location”), in turn derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to hide, to occlude”) and related to Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌶𐌳 (huzd, “treasure, hoard”), Old English hord (“hoard, treasure”) and Old Saxon hord (“hidden courtyard, treasure”). Alternative interpretations include Proto-Celtic *Kusidiniom (literally “settlement of Kusidinios”) and Proto-Germanic *hus-idh-umnjô- (“place of houses”). The toponym was later reinterpreted to a compound of huis (“house”) and the plural form of duin (“dune”).
Compare Heusden, Huizinge and Opheusden.

cog

A village in Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands


Friese Buurt

Derived from Fries (“Frisian”) and buurt (“hamlet, settlement”). The settlement was named after Frisian canal labourers. Compare Friezenbuurt.

A hamlet in Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands


De Kooy

Attested as De Kooi in 1839-1859. Derived from kooi (“duck decoy”).


Blauwe Keet

Attested as De blauwe Keet in 1839-1859. Derived from blauw (“blue”) and keet (“wooden shack”). Named after a former shack.


Duinbuurt

Compound of duin (“dune”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood is located next to a dune area.

A neighbourhood of Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands


Walvisvaarderbuurt

Compound of walvisvaarder (“whaler”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after whaling captains.


Landmetersbuurt

Compound of the plural form of landmeter (“surveyor”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after surveyors.


De Schooten

Attested as Schoten in 1617. Derived from the plural form of schoot (“piece of land which juts upwards”), referring here to a sand bar complex. The toponym later became the name of a farmhouse.


Nieuw-Den Helder

Compound of nieuw (“new”) and Den Helder.


Hollands Kroon

Derived from the toponym Holland and kroon (“crown”).

Meronyms: Anna Paulowna, Barsingerhorn, Blokhuizen, Breezand, Dam, De Belt, De Bomen, De Elft, De Gest, De Haukes, De Heid, De Hoelm, De Kampen, De Leijen, Den Oever, De Normer, De Strook, De Weel, De Weere, Emaus, Gelderse Buurt, Groetpolder, Haringhuizen, Hippolytushoef, Hogebieren, Hollebalg, Kleine Sluis, Kolhorn, Kreil, Kreileroord, Langereis, Lutjekolhorn, Lutjewinkel, Middenmeer, Mientbrug, Moerbeek, Nieuwe Niedorp, Nieuwesluis, Oosterklief, Oosterland, Oude Niedorp, Noordburen, Noorderbuurt, Noord-Stroe, Poolland, Slootdorp, Smerp, Spoorbuurt, Stroe, Terdiek, Tin, 't Veld, Van Ewijcksluis, Vatrop, Vennik, Verlaat, Wateringskant, Westeinde, Westerklief, Westerland, Wieringerwaard, Wieringerwerf, Winkel, Zandburen, Zijdewind

A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


De Waal

First attested as waelkerken in 1295. Derived from Middle Dutch wale (“kolk lake, deep pool”).

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A village in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands


Nieuweschild

Attested as t Nieuwe Schilt in 1680. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and an unclear element. The second element may derive from West Frisian skil (“small seashell”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t or, alternatively, be cognate to the hydronym Schelde. The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudeschild.
Compare' Schouwen.


't Horntje

Attested as Het Horntje in 1839-1859. Derived from the diminutive form of horn (“protruding bend, corner”), used here in the rare sense of "headland".


Bargen

First attested as barchambocht in 1436. Derived from the plural form of a variant of Middle Dutch berch (“hill, elevated place”).


De Westen

First attested as uuemminge in 918-948. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Old Frisian Wemme (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- or from a term meaning "poor soil". The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to westen (“west”).


Dijkmanshuizen

First attested as Dijkmanshuizen in 1839-1859. Compound of dijkman (“man who works on a levee”) or Dijkman (a surname) and the plural form of huis (“house”).


Harkebuurt

First attested as harkeburen in 1356-1359. Compound of Middle Dutch Harke (a personal name) and the plural form of buur (“cottage, house”). The second element was eventually replaced by buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).


Het Noorden

Derived from noorden (“north”). Named after a polder.


Noord Haffel

First attested as noirthaffalredyck in 1436. Derived from Middle Dutch nort (“north-, northern”) and a term derived from halve (“half”). The element nort was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuid Haffel. Compare Trintelen.


Zuid Haffel

First attested as suythaffalredyck in 1436. Derived from Middle Dutch suut (“south-, southern”) and a term derived from halve (“half”). The element suut was added to distinguish the settlement from Noord Haffel. Compare Trintelen.


Ongeren

First attested as ungherburen in 1363. Compound of Old Frisian Ungher (a personal name) and the plural form of buer (“cottage, small house”).


Spijkdorp

First attested as spike in 1436. Compound of Middle Dutch spike (“headland, spit”) and dorp (“village, settlement”).


Tienhoven

* (Stichtse Vecht) First attested as decem mansorum sitorum in marsenvene in 1243. Compound of Middle Dutch tien (“ten”) and the plural form of huue (“piece of land of a certain size”).
* (Noord-Holland) First attested as tienhouen in 1363. Compound of Middle Dutch tien (“ten”) and the plural form of huue (“piece of land of a certain size”).
* (Vijfheerenlanden) First attested as x. hoeven ende een vierendel, streckende op des biscops grave in 1327. Compound of Middle Dutch tien (“ten”) and the plural form of huue (“piece of land of a certain size”).

A village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Westermient

Attested as Miendgronden in 1866. Compound of the toponym De Westen and a variant of meent (“communal land”).


Midden-Eierland

Attested as Middeneierland in 1936. Compound of midden (“middle, mid-”) and the toponym Eierland. The element midden was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuid-Eierland.


Zuid-Eierland

Attested as Zuid-Eierland in 1899. Compound of zuid (“south-, southern”) and the toponym Eierland. The element zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Midden-Eierland.


Eesterga

First attested as Eestergae in 1505. Likely derived from a compound of Old Frisian ees (“farmland next to a village”) or ā (“watercourse, river”) and gâ (“village, village area”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name. Compare Eestrum.

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De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren#English

A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands


Annerveenschekanaal

First attested as Annerveensche Heeren Compagnie in 1792. Compound of the toponym Annerveen and kanaal (“canal”). Named after a nearby canal.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Annerveensekenaol.

A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands


Oldorp

First attested as Aldathorpe in 1064. Compound of Old Frisian ald (“old”) and thorp (“village”).

A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands


Groot Maarslag

First attested as marisfliete in 944. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and a compound of Old Frisian mar (“lake, pool, watercourse”) and fliet (“tidal watercourse, river”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to Dutch Low Saxon slacht (“levee”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Maarslag.


Klein Maarslag

First attested as marisfliete in 944. Derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and a compound of Old Frisian mar (“lake, pool, watercourse”) and fliet (“tidal watercourse, river”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to Dutch Low Saxon slacht (“levee”). The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot Maarslag.


Bunschoten

First attested as bonscoten in 1294. Compound of an unclear first element and the dative plural form of Middle Dutch schoet (“piece of land which juts upwards”). The first element has been linked to Proto-Germanic *bunjô (“elevated place, height”) and Old English bune (“reed”).
Compare Bonnen, Buinen and Bunne.

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Meronyms: Bonte Poort, Eemdijk, Spakenburg, Zevenhuizen

A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Spakenburg

First attested as spakenburg in 1435. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch spake (“stake, bar”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). The toponym may refer to a levee reinforced with wooden poles.

A village in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Eemdijk

First attested as Dyk Huyse in the 18th century. Compound of the hydronym Eem and dijk (“levee”).


Bonte Poort

First attested as Jan Rutgersengoet in 1608. Derived from bont (“motley”) and poort (“gate”). Named after a tollhouse-cum-inn named in turn after a nearby farmhouse. The element bont refers to the motley nature of the inn's customers.

A hamlet in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Broerswetering

First attested as Broersweteringe in 1666. Compound of Broers (a surname) and wetering (“drainage channel”). Named after a nearby watercourse.

A neighbourhood of Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Bikkersvaart

First attested as Bickers Vaert in 1692. Compound of Bicker (a surname) and vaart (“canal”). Named after a nearby watercourse named in turn after Andries Bicker, merchant and mayor of Amsterdam.


Blokhuiswetering

Compound of Blokhuis (a surname) and wetering (“drainage channel”). Named after a nearby watercourse named in turn after a local family.


Koenraadswetering

Attested as Coenraads Wetering in 1865. Compound of Coenraad (a surname) and wetering (“drainage channel”). Named after a nearby watercourse.


Eemnes

Meronyms: Eemnes-Binnen, Eemnes-Buiten


Eemnes-Binnen

First attested as emnesse in 1269. Derived from a compound of the hydronym Eem and Middle Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”). The element binnen (“within”) refers to the village's location within the area protected by a former levee and was included to distinguish the settlement from Eemnes-Buiten.


Eemnes-Buiten

First attested as emnesse in 1269. Derived from a compound of the hydronym Eem and Middle Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”). The element buiten (“without”) refers to the village's location outside of the area protected by a former levee and was included to distinguish the settlement from Eemnes-Binnen.


Noordbuurt

Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The toponym contrasts with Zuidbuurt.

A neighbourhood of Eemnes, Utrecht, Netherlands


Eembrugge

First attested as orientale parte ecclesie de ema in 1254. Compound of the toponym Eem and Middle Dutch brucge (“bridge”).


Lage Vuursche

First attested as furs in 1085. Derived from laag (“low”) and Proto-Germanic *fursa (“gorse, Ulex europaeus”). The element laag was added to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Vuursche.

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A village in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands


Soestdijk

First attested as zoesdijck in 1394. Compound of the toponym Soest and Middle Dutch dyc (“raised road in a wetland”).


Amaliapark

Compound of Amalia (a personal name) and park (“park”). Named after a public garden named in memory of Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

A neighbourhood of Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands


Eemdal

Compound of the hydronym Eem and dal (“dale, valley”).


Wilhelminapark

Both compounds of Wilhelmina (a personal name) and park (“park”). Both named after public gardens named in honour of Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.

A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Prins Hendrikpark

Derived from the name of Prince Henry of the Netherlands and park (“park”). Named after a nearby public garden.


Pekingpark

Compound of the toponym Peking and park (“park”). Named after a public garden, named in turn after a nearby villa.


De Vuursche

Named after Hooge Vuursche and Lage Vuursche.

A former municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Bilthoven

First attested as Station in 1867. Compound of the toponym De Bilt and the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”). The settlement's name was chosen by municipal vote in 1917 in order to avoid confusion with De Bilt.

A village in De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands


Groenekan

First attested as De Groene Kan in 1607. Compound of groen (“green”) and kan (“jug”). Named after a former inn which used a green jug as an ersatz sign.


Hollandsche Rading

First attested as Die Hollantse Radinge in 1696. Derived from Hollands (“of or pertaining to Holland”) and a hypercorrect form of raaiing (“boundary line, boundary”). The settlement is located next to a ditch which marks the border between Utrecht and Noord-Holland.


Maartensdijk

First attested as in veno and in ueno in 1219. Compound of the name of Saint Martin of Tours and Middle Dutch dyc (“levee”). The village was formerly owned by the Utrecht church of Saint Martin.

A village and former municipality of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands


Achterwetering

Attested as De Achter Weteringe in 1696. Compound of achter (“back, rear-”) and wetering (“drainage channel”). Named after a nearby channel.

A hamlet in De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Leyen

First attested in 1539. Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch leye (“hard, black peat”).

A neighbourhood of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands


Bosch en Duin

Attested as Bosch en Duin in 1913. Derived from bos (“forest”) and duin (“dune”). Named after the company which developed the settlement and after a set of dunes near De Bilt.

A village in Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands


Den Dolder

First attested as dolreberchs hofstede in 1388. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a compound of Proto-Germanic *þulla (“beam, tree trunk”) and *haru (“sandy ridge”) or *heri (“place with a sandy ridge”). An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from a term cognate to Old Frisian dole (“hole, pit, ditch”). Compare Dulder.


Dijnselburg

Attested as Dijnselburg in 1867. Compound of the toponym Dijnsel and burg (“manor, mansion”). Originally the name of a mansion.

A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands


Griffensteijn

First attested as Griftesteyn in 1681. Compound of the hydronym Grift and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former country house.


Kersbergen

First attested as hoffstede geheyten Kerssberch in 1534. Compound of kers (“cherry”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Originally the name of a homestead.


Nijenheim

Attested as Nijenheim in 1899. Compound of nij (“new”) and a variant of heem (“home”). Named after a mansion.


Crosestein

First attested as het huys te Crosesteyn in 1570. Compound of the toponym De Kroost and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former manor.


Brugakker

First attested as enen heerwech geheyten brughacker in 1480. Likely a compound of a variant of Middle Dutch broec (“marsh, marshland”) and acker (“farmland”), referring in this case to a communal pasture.


De Clomp

First attested as de Clomp in 1529. Derived from klomp (“clog”). Named after a former windmill, named in turn after a plot of land.


Couwenhoven

First attested as couwenhoven in 1480. Compound of Middle Dutch cout (“abandoned, not in use”) and the plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).


Blikkenburg

First attested as blikenberch in 1340. Compound of a term cognate to blijken (“shine, sparkle”) and Middle Dutch borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). Named after a former knightly manor.


Hoge Dennen

Derived from hoog (“high”) and the plural form of den (“pine, Pinus sp.”).


Kerckebosch

Compound of kerk (“church”) and bos (“forest”). Named after a manor built on land formerly owned by the Catholic church of Rijsenburg.


Soestduinen

Attested as Soestduinen in 1936. Compound of the toponym Soest and the plural form of duin (“dune”). The village is located in the middle of a sand dune complex.

A village in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands


Soesterberg

First attested as BERG, Soesterberg of den Berg in 1840. Compound of the toponym Soest and berg (“hill, elevated place”).


De Birkt

First attested as in der birket in 1388. Derived from a variant of Middle Dutch berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t.


Melm

Derived from Middle Dutch melm (“dry ground, dry soil”).


Wieksloot

Attested as Wijksloot in 1913. Compound of wijk (“side canal in a turf extraction area”) and sloot (“ditch”). Named after a nearby canal.


't Hart

Attested as het Hart in 1839-1859. Derived from dialectal hart (“tough, poor quality soil”).

A neighbourhood of Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Bunt

First attested as de Bund in 1839-1859. Derived from a variant of bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”).


Pijnenburg

First attested as Pynenborg in 1599. Compound of pijn (“pine, Pinus sp.”) and burg (“manor, mansion”). Named after an estate.


Soester Hoogt

Derived from the toponym Soest and hoogt (“elevated place”).


Smitsveen

Compound of Smits (a surname) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).


Overhees

First attested as Overhese in 1693. Compound of over (“over, on the other side of”) and the toponym Hees.


Soesterveen

Compound of the toponym Soest and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).


Hooglanderveen

Attested as Hooglanderveen in 1899. Compound of the toponym Hoogland and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

A village in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Buurtsdijk

Attested as Buurtsdijk in 1868. Compound of the toponym *Buurt (derived from buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”)) and dijk (“levee”). Originally the name of a road.

A hamlet in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Coelhorst

First attested as colhurst in 1254. Compound of Middle Dutch cole (“cabbage, Brassica oleracea”) or cole (“charcoal”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).


Zeldert

First attested as zeldrecht in 1363. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). The first element has been interpreted as Middle Dutch zeel (“rope, cable, line”) or a derivation from Proto-Germanic *salah (“willow, Salix sp.”).


Stoutenburg-Noord

Compound of the toponym Stoutenburg and noord (“north”).


Zonnehof

Attested as Zonnehof around 1900. Compound of zon (“sun”) and hof (“court”). Named after a nearby square, named in turn after a former mansion.

A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Soesterkwartier

Compound of the toponym Soest and kwartier (“quarter, neighbourhood”).


De Koppel

First attested as copele in 1307. Derived from Middle Dutch coppel (“common land”).


Gildekwartier

Compound of gilde (“guild”) and kwartier (“quarter, neighbourhood”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after various guilds.


Schothorst

Attested as Schothorst in 1847. Compound of schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in land”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). Named after a nearby estate.


Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea

Netherlands New Guinea
Netherlands New Guinea

Netherlands New Guinea (colonial territory)


Liendert

First attested as linlar in 1282. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch laer (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The first element may be Proto-Germanic *hlîn (“Norway maple, Acer platanoides”).


Randenbroek

First attested as randebroeke in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch rant (“edge, seam”) and broec (“marsh, marshland”).


Vermeerkwartier

Compound of Vermeer (a surname) and kwartier (“quarter, neighbourhood”). Named after a street, named in turn after Johannes Vermeer.


De Luiaard

Derived from luiaard (“sloth, lazybones”). Named after a former linen bleaching company.


Willem III

Named after William III of the Netherlands. Named after a former barracks.


Leusderkwartier

Compound of the toponym Leusden and kwartier (“quarter, neighbourhood”).


Langenoord

First attested as Langeroerde, thans Langenoorth in 1772. Compound of an inflected form of lang (“long”) and oord (“land protruding into or bordering water”).
Compare Kortenoord.


Bieshaar

First attested as de Bieshaar in 1830-1855. Compound of bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) and haar (“sandy ridge”).


Zielhorst

Attested as Zielhorst in 1839-1859. Compound of an unclear first element and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The first element may be ziel (“bench, cabinet”) or Middle Dutch sîle (“discharge sluice”).


Architectenbuurt

Compound of the plural form of architect (“architect”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after famous architects.


Vlinderbuurt

Compound of vlinder (“butterfly”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after various butterfly species.


Kattenbroek

First attested as Cattenbroek in 1695. Compound of kat (“infertile”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).
Compare Cattenbroek.


Emiclaer

First attested as emminclar in 1283. Compound of Old Dutch Emmo (a personal name) or Emo suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and lār (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). Named after a former homestead.


De Brand

First attested as den Brand in 1839-1859. Likely derived from brand (“fuel, turf”).


Calveen

First attested as calenveen in 1402. Compound of Middle Dutch cale (“barren, bare”) and vene (“peat bog, marsh”).


Vathorst

Compound of vat and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The sense of vat is unclear; it may refer to the shape of the area or to a copse which provided wood for barrels.


Achterveld

* (Leusden) First attested as achtevelde in 1309. Compound of Middle Dutch achte (“forest preserve, lordly possession, legal districht”) and velt (“field”). Compare Acht, Achtmaal and Echt.
* (IJsselstein) Compound of achter (“back, behind”) and veld (“field”).

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A village in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands


Leusden-Zuid

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


Stoutenburg

First attested as stoltenberch in 1262. Compound of Middle Dutch stout (“powerful, strong, undaunted”) and either berch (“hill, elevated place”) or borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). Named after a nearby estate and former castle.
Compare Hardenberg, Montfoort, Montfort and Sterkenburg.

A village and former municipality of Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Asschat

First attested as aschet in 1378-1379. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from an unknown toponym *Asch and Middle Dutch gate (“street, way”) and a derivation from asgat (“ashpit”).
Compare Eschede.

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A hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Den Treek

First attested as de treke aan de beke in 1334. Derived from Middle Dutch trec (“route, pathway, course”). The toponym refers to the annual transport of cattle from the Valley of Guelders to the hills near Leusden during wet periods.


De Ruif

First attested as den Rueffst in 1537. Etymology unknown.

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Jannendorp

Attested as Jannendorp in 1936. Compound of an unclear first element and dorp (“village, settlement”). The first element may be dialectal jannen (“chestnut, Castanea sativa”) used in a perjorative sense to refer to the perceived poverty of the settlement's inhabitants. Compare Musschendorp.


Moorst

First attested as moerhorst in 1358. Derived from a contracted compound of Middle Dutch moer (“peat bog, fen”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).


Musschendorp

Attested as t Mussendorp in 1839-1859. Compound of the plural form of mus (“sparrow, Passeridae sp.”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The element mus may have a perjorative meaning.
Compare' Jannendorp.


Oud-Leusden

First attested as lisiduna in 777. Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Leusden. The village was initially called Leusden, but came to be known as Oud-Leusden when a neighbourhing settlement overtook it.


Snorrenhoef

First attested as Snorrenhoeff in 1547. Compound of an unclear first element and hoeve (“farmstead, homestead”). The first element is unlikely to be a personal name.


Bavoort

Potentially attested as bachevorth in 1006, attested with certainty as badenvorde in 1334. Compound of Old Dutch Bado (a personal name) and furda (“ford, crossing”).


Akkerhoeve

Compound of akker (“farmland”) and hoeve (“farmstead”). Named after a former farmhouse.

A neighbourhood of Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Alandsbeek

Named after a nearby stream and a farmhouse called De Beek (derived from beek (“brook, stream”)).


Bosveld

Compound of bos (“forest”) and veld (“field”). Named after a former farmhouse.


Claverenblad

Derived from an archaic form of klaverblad (“cloverleaf”). Named after a former farmhouse.


Groenhouten

Compound of groen (“green”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Named after a former farmhouse.


Hamersveld

First attested as hamerfelt in 1303. Compound of Middle Dutch Hamer (a personal name) and velt (“field”). Formerly an independent village.


Langenbeek

Compound of lang (“long”) and beek (“brook, stream”). Named after a former farmhouse.


Noordwijck

Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and wijk (“farmstead, homestead”). Named after a former farmhouse.


Rozenboom

Derived from rozeboom (“rose bush”). Named after a former farmhouse.


't Ruige Veld

Derived from ruig (“rough, wild”) and veld (“field”). The toponym references a section of overgrown land to the north of the Grebbelinie defensive line.


De Wetering

Derived from wetering (“drainage channel”). Named after a nearby channel.


Woudenberg

First attested as waldenberg in 1327. Compound of Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”) and berch (“hill, elevated place”).

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Meronym: Voskuilen

A village and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Voskuilen

First attested as voscuyl in 1398. Derived from Middle Dutch voscuyle (“fox den, fox lair”).

A hamlet in Woudenberg, Utrecht, Netherlands


Ekris

First attested as eecriis in 1233. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch eike (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and rijs (“brushwood, young branch”).


Emminkhuizen

First attested as imminchusen in 1381-1383. Compound of Old Dutch Immo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of hūs (“house”).

A hamlet in Renswoude, Utrecht, Netherlands


Schrijverswijk

Compound of the plural form of schrijver (“author”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after famous authors.

A neighbourhood of Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherlands


Dragonder

Derived from dragonder (“dragoon”). Originally the name of a field.


Franse Gat

Attested as Het Fransche Gat in 1832. Derived from Frans (“French”) and gat (“hole, gap”). Named after a field. According to local tradition, the toponym refers to a French army unit stationed on the field at the end of the 18th century.


Ruisseveen

Attested as Ruisseveen in 1899. Compound of a variant of rus (“type of rush, Scirpus sp.”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).


Petenbos

Compound of Beet (a surname) and bos (“forest”). The neighbourhood is named after a forest formerly owned by one Cornelis Beet.


Gezonken Hoek

Derived from gezonken (“sunk”) and hoek (“corner”). The neighbourhood is located on an area which was flooded in 1855.


Remmerden

First attested as rimbrahti in 855. Compound of the hydronym Rijn and Old Dutch brahti (“intensively ploughed land, broken land”). Compare Maasbracht.

A hamlet in Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Bruine Eng

First attested as Bruinen Ing in 1839-1859. Compound of bruin (“brown”) or De Bruin (a surname) and eng (“farmland next to a village”). The area may have been named after a local landowning family.

A neighbourhood of Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Koerheuvel

Compound of Middle Dutch coer (“small watchtower, lookout”) and heuvel (“hill”). The hill may have been part of a system of observation points.


Domineesberg

Compound of dominee (“minister, vicar”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Who or what the element dominee refers to is unknown.


Maarsbergen

First attested as merseberch in 1134. Compound of Old Dutch *Meriso (a personal name) or the hydronym *Marisa and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Utrechtse Heuvelrug#English

A village in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands


Beerschoten

Attested as Beerschoten in 1874. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch bere (“manure, mud that looks like manure”) and schoet (“piece of land which juts upwards”).
Compare Baarschot.

A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands


Breedeveen

First attested as Breedeveen in 1899. Compound of breed (“broad”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).


Darthuizen

First attested as derthesen in 1253. Compound of an unclear first element and the dative plural form of Middle Dutch hese (“brushwood”) (a common toponymic element; see Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”)). The first element may derive from Middle Dutch dare (“boggy soil”) or from a term cognate to Old High German tart (“javelin”) and Old English daroþ (“javelin”).

A hamlet and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Groep

First attested as De Groep in 1696. Derived from the hydronym De Groep, derived in turn from Middle Dutch groepe (“ditch, gutter”) or dialectal groep (“ditch serving to delineate property boundaries or to drain a property”).


Ginkel

First attested as gengiloe around the second half of the 9th century. Compound of Old Dutch gengi (“accessible”) and loe (“light forest”).


Haagje

Derived from the diminutive form of haag (“hedge, hedgerow”).


Oud Rijsenburg

Derived from oud (“old”) and the toponym Rijsenburg.


Palmstad

First attested as Palmstad in 1919. Derived from Palmstad (“Jericho, a city in Palestine”). The settlement was constructed by a Catholic building association, which picked the name as a reference to the box-trees planted to form hedges between houses.


Sterkenburg

First attested as starkenbergh in 1307. Compound of Middle Dutch starc (“strong”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). Named after a former castle. Compare Hardenberg, Montfoort, Montfort and Stoutenburg.


Valkenheide

First attested as walkeneggghen in 1397. Presumably a compound of Middle Dutch Valke (a personal name) and eng (“farmland”). The second element was gradually replaced by heide (“heath, heathland”).


Hoenderdaal

First attested in 1834. Compound of hoender (“fowl, gallinaceous bird”) and dal (“dale, valley”). Named after a farmstead.

A neighbourhood of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands


Dennenburg

Compound of the plural form of den (“pine, Pinus sp.”) and burg (“manor”). Named after an estate.


Beukenstein

Compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and stein (“manor”). Named after a former manor house.


Driebergen

See Driebergen-Rijsenburg. Formerly an independent village.

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands


Utrechtse Heuvelrug

Derived from the toponym Utrecht and heuvelrug (“hill ridge”). The municipality is named after a hill rudge running through it.

Meronyms: Amerongen, Beerschoten, Boswijk, Breedeveen, Darthuizen, De Groep, Doorn, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Ginkel, Haagje, Haspel, Leersum, Maarn, Maarsbergen, Oud Rijsenburg, Overberg, Palmstad, Sterkenburg, Valkenheide


Cothen

First attested as coten in 1126. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch cote (“cottage, small farm”).

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A village and former municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands


Langbroek

First attested as nederlanghbroech in 1337. Compound of Middle Dutch lanc (“long”) and broec (“marsh, marshland”). The toponym was initially prefixed with neder (“lower, downstream”). The element gradually disappeared, however, as the village outgrew Overlangbroek.


Den Oord

* (Wijk bij Duurstede) Attested as Den Oord in 1838-1857. Derived from oord (“land protruding into or bordering water, place”).
* (Houten) Derived from oord (“land protruding into or bordering water, place”). Named after a former farmhouse.

A hamlet in Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands


Dwarsdijk

First attested as thuerdic in 1166. Compound of Old Dutch thuer (“across”) and dīk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.


Overlangbroek

First attested as langebruke in 1219. Compound of Middle Dutch overe (“upper, upstream”), lanc (“long”) and broec (“marsh, marshland”).


De Horden

First attested as de Horn in 1839-1859. Presumably derived from horde (“screen”).

A neighbourhood of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands


Noorderwaard

Attested as Noorde Weerd in 1839-1859. Compound of noorder (“northern, north-”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”).


De Geer

* (Houten) First attested as terram dictam ghere in 1337. Derived from Middle Dutch gere (“wedge-shaped piece of land”).
* (Wijk bij Duurstede) Derived from geer (“wedge-shaped piece of land”).

A neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Engk

Derived from enk (“farmland next to a village”).


Steenen Brug

Derived from stenen (“stone-, made of stone”) and brug (“bridge”). Named after an inn, named in turn after a nearby bridge.


Odijk

First attested as iodichem [read: i odichem] in 918-948. Etymology uncertain. The toponym appears to be a compound of an unknown first element and the suffix Proto-Germanic *-ikja-. The element Old Dutch hēm (“home, settlement”) in the oldest attestation is a scribal insertion.
Compare Blerick, Bunnik, Cuijk, Geverik, Lopik, Maurik, Mook, Niftrik, Varik, Woezik and Fellerich.

A village and former municipality of Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands


Werkhoven

First attested as uuerken [read: uuerkendia] in 918-948. Compound of an ancient hydronym derived from Proto-Germanic *werk- (“twist, turn”) suffixed with the hydronymic suffix *-nd- and the dative plural form of Old Dutch hof (“farmstead, homestead”).
Compare Borne, Warmond and Werkendam.


Vechten

First attested as Fectione in the first half of the second century. Derived from the dative plural form of a hydronym cognate to Old Dutch vagar (“shining, clean”), Old Norse fagr (“shining, clean”) and Proto-Indo-European *pek- (“clean, cleanse”).

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A hamlet in Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands


Rhijnauwen

First attested as rijnouwen in 1378-1379. Compound of the hydronym Rijn and Middle Dutch ouwe (“land next to water, riverine island”). Originally the name of an estate and fiefdom.

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A former municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Houten

First attested as haltna in 918-948. Etymology unknown. Not derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”) or Latin altus (“high”).

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Meronyms: De Heul, Heemstede, Honswijk, Leebrug, Oud-Wulven, Schalkwijk, 't Goy, Tull en 't Waal, Wayen

A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


't Goy

First attested as upgoa in the 10th century. Derived from Old Dutch goi (“inhabited area, royal domain”).

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A village in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Tull en 't Waal

Tull is first attested as thillo in 1134. 't Waal is first attested as wale in 1307. Tull is likely derived from Old Dutch tilli (“newly reclaimed land, newly cultivated land”). t Waal derives from Middle Dutch wael (“kolk lake”).
Compare' for Tull Thull, Tiel, Tilburg and Tuil.

A village and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Honswijk

From Middle Dutch honswijc, from Old Dutch hundeswīc (first attested as hundeswiic around 1200), a compound of *Hund (a personal name) and *wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

A hamlet in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Leebrug

First attested as Lee Brug in 1868. Compound of lede (“excavated or canalised watercourse”) and brug (“bridge”). Named after a bridge across the Leesloot. Formerly an independent hamlet.


Oud-Wulven

First attested as ouden wuolven in 1381-1383. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the toponym Wulven.

A hamlet and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Wayen

First attested as wedene in 1169. Likely derived from Old Dutch wede (“forest, brushwood”).


De Lobben

First attested as lobbendijck in 1304. Derived from a substantivised form of Middle Dutch lobbe (“weak, soft”), referring here to loose soil.


De Weerwolf

Named after a former watercourse, the name of which derives in turn from weerwolf (“werewolf”). The name of the watercourse may have developed as a reinterpretation of the toponym Wulven.


De Meent

Derived from Middle Dutch meente (“communal farmland”). The neighbourhood was named after a set of communal lands beloning to Loerik.


Tiellandt

Attested as TIELLANDT in 1848. Possibly a compound of Proto-Germanic *teulja (“farmland”) or Middle Dutch tuyl (“farmland, toil”) and land (“land”). Named after a former knightly manor.


Wulven

First attested as wluinne in 1196. Likely derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Germanic *wolf- (“bent, arched”) suffixed with the hydronymic suffix *-anô.


Schonenburg

Compound of Middle Dutch schone (“clean, free of weeds”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). Named after a medieval fortified farmstead.


Rijsbrug

First attested as rijsbrughertiende in 1328. Likely a compound of the hydronym Rijs and Middle Dutch brugge (“bridge”). Compare Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Langereis and Rijsenhout.


De Hoon

First attested as de Hoen in 1528. Derived from a hydronym.


Schonauwen

First attested as sconouwe in 1248. Compound of Middle Dutch schone (“clean, free of weeds”) and ouwe (“land next to water, riverine island”).
Compare Schoonouwen.

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Loerik

First attested as lorek in 918-948. Likely derived from Latin lorica (“armour, fortification, fence”). Formerly an independent hamlet.
Compare Lorch, Lorich and Lörick.


Overdam

Potentially attested as overdamme in 1263, attested with certainty as overdam in 1357. Compound of Middle Dutch oever (“over, on the other side of”) and dam (“dam”). Named after a farmhouse located on the other side of a ditch when seen from Loerik.


Jutphaas

First attested as iudifax in 1165. Etymology unknown.
Possibly a compound of iūdicō (“judicial”) + fax (“hair, head of hair”) or Latinized -fahs, as a prefix or suffix found in toponyms meaning an area or plot of short, rough grass. Compare Halifax.

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A neighbourhood and former municipality of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands


Wijkersloot

First attested as Middle Dutch wijckersloet in 1380. Univerbation of Wijker (“of or pertaining to Wijk bij Duurstede”) + sloot (“ditch”). Named after a nearby drainage ditch.


Zuilenstein

First attested as Zuijlenstijn in 1665. Compound of Van Zuilen and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a manor near Leersum.


Batau

First attested in the 14th century. Derived from a variant of Middle Dutch betewe (“Betuwe, a natural region in Gelderland”). Named after a former castle.


Doorslag

First attested as durslaghe in 1280-1287. Derived from Middle Dutch doreslach (“hole dug in a levee to connect two watercourses”). Named after a nearby canal created around 1285.


Huis de Geer

Derived from huis (“house, home”) and De Geer (a surname). Named after a former manor owned by the De Geer family.


Galecop

First attested as galencop in 1295. Compound of Middle Dutch Galo (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, 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.


Fokkesteeg

Attested as Fokkesteeg (De) in 1899. Originally the name of a road.


Vreeswijk

First attested as fresionouuic in 918-948. Compound of the genetive plural form of Old Dutch Frieso (“Frisian”) and wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.


Merwestein

Compound of the hydronym Merwe and stein (“castle, manor”).


Oudegein

First attested as theloneum ... geyn and theloneo in geyn in 1200. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the hydronym Gein, possibly derived in turn from Proto-Germanic *gainon (“yawn, gape”). Compare Gein.


Zandveld

Compound of zand (“sand”) and veld (“field”).


Hoog-Zandveld

Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and the toponym Zandveld.


Achtersloot

First attested as aftersloten in 1267. Compound of Middle Dutch after (“back, behind”) and sloet (“ditch”). Named after a nearby watercourse running behind a set of plots of land.

A hamlet in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands


Kasteelkwartier

Compound of kasteel (“castle”) and kwartier (“quarter, neighbourhood”). Named after the former castle of IJsselstein.

A neighbourhood of IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands


IJsselveld

First attested as Yselvelt in 1665. Compound of the hydronym IJssel and veld (“field”). Named after a polder.


Overwaard

Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”). Named after a street, named in turn after a former brick factory, named in turn after a polder.


Zenderpark

Derived from zenderpark (“transmitter park”). The neighbourhood was constructed on the terrain of a former broadcasting park.


Everdingen

First attested as euerdinge around 1215. Potentially derived from Old Dutch Evert (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- in the dative plural form. Compare Goilberdingen and Helsdingen.

A village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Hagestein

First attested as gasperwerde in 1228. Originally a compound of the hydronym Gaasp and Middle Dutch wert (“land next to water, riverine island”). The old name of the settlement was replaced by that of a nearby castle, which derives in turn from the toponym Haag (derived from hage (“hedge, enclosure”)) and stein (“stone building, castle”).
Compare for the older form Gaasperdam, Gesperden and Gaasbeek.


Hei- en Boeicop

Heicop is first attested as heicoep in 1289. Boeicop is first attested as boyencaip in 1413. Heicop derives from a compound of Middle Dutch Heye (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”). Boeicop derives from a compound of Middle Dutch Boye (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, 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.


Hoef en Haag

Derived from hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”) and haag (“hedge, enclosure”). Named after a polder.

A village in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Kedichem

First attested as kedinghen in 1395-1396. Compound of Old Dutch Kedo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hēm (“home, settlement”).


Leerbroek

First attested as lederbroec in 1395-1396. Compound of the hydronym Lede (derived from Middle Dutch lede (“excavated or canalised watercourse”)) and broec (“marsh, marshland”).


Schoonrewoerd

First attested as scoenrewrth in 1166. Compound of Old Dutch skōni (“clean, free of weeds, pretty”) and wrth (“artificial mound used for habitation”).


Tienhoven aan de Lek

First attested as thienhoeuen and thienhouen in 1253. Compound of Middle Dutch tien (“ten”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”). The identifier aan de Lek ("on the Lek") was added in 2019 to avoid confusion with Tienhoven near Vianen.


Zijderveld

First attested as zijtwendervelt in 1282. Compound of Middle Dutch sidewende (“sideways levee”) and velt (“field”).


Diefdijk

Both sections of the hamlet are attested asdiifwech and diefwech in 1284. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch dief (“thief”) and wech (“way, road”), referring here to a road which cost a lot of money to maintain. Named after a nearby levee.

A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Helsdingen

First attested as hulsdinghe in 1250. Compound of an unclear personal name suffixed with the collectivising suffix Old Dutch -ing- in the dative plural form.
Compare Everdingen and Goilberdingen.


Hoogewaard

Attested as Hoogewaard in 1874. Compound of hoog (“high”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”). Named after a polder.


Kortenhoeven

First attested as cortenhover around 1343. Compound of Middle Dutch cort (“short”) and oever (“bank”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).


Lakerveld

First attested as Laeckervelt in the 16th century. Compound of the hydronym Laak (derived from Old Dutch laca (“natural watercourse”)) and veld (“field”).


Middelkoop

First attested as middelcoep in 1333. Compound of Middle Dutch middel (“middle, mid-”) and cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.


Loosdorp

First attested as loesdorp in 1407. Compound of Middle Dutch loos (“drainage channel”) or lose (“empty, abandoned, false”) and dorp (“village, subsidiary settlement”).


Ossenwaard

Compound of the plural form of os (“ox”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”).


Overboeicop

Attested as Over Boeicop in 1839-1859. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and the toponym Boeicop, for which see Hei- en Boeicop.
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.


Overheicop

First attested as over-heycoep in 1418. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and the toponym Heicop, for which see Hei- en Boeicop.
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.


Recht van ter Leede

Attested as Treffelde in 1840. Derived from recht (“possession”) and Van der Leede (a surname). The toponym references a former castle owned by the Van der Leede family.