Zederik

Both the neighbourhood and the former municipality are named after the river Zederik, a hydronym of unknown etymology. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ser (“stream, flow”) or a substantivation of Middle Dutch serich (“inflamed, festering”).

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A neighbourhood of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

A former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands


De Hagen

Attested as Hagen (Kleine) in 1899. Named after a set of polders.


Amaliastein

First attested as Ameliastein, gemeenlyk het huis in 't Viaensche Bosch geheten in 1725. Compound of Amalia (a personal name) and stein (“stone building, castle”). Named after a former castle built by Hendrik van Brederode (1531-1568) for his wife, Amalia von Neuenahr.


Monnikenhof

Compound of monnik (“monk”) and hof (“homestead, farmstead”). Named after a former mansion. The name of the mansion referenced land development projects undertaken by monks in the medieval period.


Vijfheerenlanden

Compound of vijf (“five”), the plural form of heer (“lord”) and the plural form of land (“land”). The area was named after the lords of five fiefdoms (Arkel boven de Zouwe, Ter Leede, Hagestein, Vianen and Everdingen) who decided to collectively manage the water infrastructure of the region covered by the current municipality in 1284.
The neighbourhood is named after the area.

Meronyms: Achterdijk, Achthoven, Ameide, Broek, Diefdijk, Everdingen, Geer, Hagestein, Hei- en Boeicop, Helsdingen, Hoef en Haag, Hoogeind, Hoogewaard, Kedichem, Kortenhoeven, Kortgerecht, Lakerveld, Leerbroek, Leerdam, Lexmond, Loosdorp, Meerkerk, Middelkoop, Nieuwland, Oosterwijk, Ossenwaard, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Recht van ter Leede, Schoonrewoerd, Sluis, Tienhoven, Tienhoven aan de Lek, Vianen, Weverwijk, Zijderveld


Benschop

First attested as benscop in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch Ben (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Boskoop, Galecop, 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.

A village and former municipality of Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands


Cabauw

First attested as cabbau in 1254. Related to Middle Dutch cabeeuwen (“argue, fight”), referring here to a conflict over land.
Compare Hebrecht, Kijfhoek, Kijfwaard, Kibbelgaarn, Kibbelveen, Krakeel, Krakeelpolder, Schellach and Strijkviertel.


Jaarsveld

First attested as jaarsfelt in 1331. Compound of Middle Dutch Jaar (a personal name) and velt (“field”).


Lopikerkapel

First attested as loepwiker capelle in 1381-1383. Compound of the toponym Lopik and Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”).

A village in Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands


Uitweg

First attested as viam que dicitur vtweg around 1165-1169. Derived from Middle Dutch uteweg (“exit road, road which leads to a plot of farmland”). Originally the name of a road.


Willige Langerak

First attested as wilgerkerke in 1291. Derived from the toponym Wilgen (derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch wilge (“willow, Salix sp.”)) and the toponym Langerak.


Polsbroek

First attested as pulsebroch in 1155. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch broec (“marsh, marshland”). The first element may be Middle Dutch pulse (“layer of intertwined aquatic plants covering a swamp”). Compare Polsdonken.


Polsbroekerdam

First attested as polsbroecker damme in 1296. Compound of the toponym Polsbroek and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).


Zevender

First attested as zeuendre in 1247. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a hydronym derived from Proto-Indo-European *sibh (“seep, drip”).

A hamlet and former municipality of Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands


Noord-Polsbroek

Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and the toponym Polsbroek.

A former municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Zuid-Polsbroek

Compound of zuid (“south-, southern”) and the toponym Polsbroek.


Oudewater

First attested as ovdewatere in 1239. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and water (“water”). Originally a hydronym. The hydronym gradually came to be applied to the city; the watercourse it referred to was renamed to Linschoten.

Meronyms: Diemerbroek, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Lange Linschoten, Papekop, Ruigeweide, Snelrewaard, Tappersheul, Vliet

A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Hekendorp

First attested as hedickendorp around 1307. Compound of Middle Dutch Hedeke (a personal name) and dorp (“village, subsidiary settlement”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, 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.

A village and former municipality of Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands


Papekop

First attested as papencoip around 1307. Compound of Middle Dutch Papo (a personal name) or pape (“priest, cleric”) and cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.


Diemerbroek

First attested as in der modre broic in 1280-1287. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch broec (“marsh, marshland”). One reading interprets the first element as a compound of Middle Dutch dier (“animal”) or dier (“dear, precious”) and an otherwise unknown variant of modder (“mud”).

A hamlet in Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands


Hoenkoop

First attested as hoencoop in 1299 and 1300. Compound of the otherwise unknown personal name Middle Dutch *Hoe and cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.

A hamlet and former municipality of Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands


Lange Linschoten

First attested as Lange Lynschoten in 1555. Derived from lang (“long”) and the hydronym Linschoten. The name originally referred to the section of the Linschoten between Oudewater and the settlement known as Linschoten.


Ruigeweide

First attested as in de ruwere weyde in 1371. Compound of Middle Dutch ruuch (“rough, overgrown”) and weide (“pasture”). Named after a polder. The toponym contrasts with Langeweide.


Snelrewaard

First attested as snoyelrewaert around 1307. Compound of the toponym Snel (for which see Snel en Polanen) and Middle Dutch werde (“polder complex surrounded by water”).


Tappersheul

First attested as Tappers heul in 1615. Compound of tapper (“barman, innkeeper”) and heul (“floodgate with a bridge”). Originally the name of an inn.


Montfoort

First attested as montfort around 1179. Likely named after a locality in France, possibly French Montfort-l’Aumary. Originally the name of a castle. Compare Hardenberg, Montfort, Sterkenburg and Stoutenburg.

Meronyms: Achthoven, Blokland, Cattenbroek, Heeswijk, Knollemanshoek, Linschoten, Mastwijk, Willeskop


Cattenbroek

First attested as cattenbroeck and katenbruch in 1217. Compound of Middle Dutch catte (“lesser, poor”) and broec (“marsh, marshland”). The first element may refer to a type of infertile clay. Compare Kattenbroek.

A hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Knollemanshoek

First attested as snodelhoet [read: snodelhoec] in 1319. Originally a compound of Middle Dutch snodel (“dummy, fool”) and hoec (“isolated place”). The current toponym is a compound of Knolleman (a surname) and hoek. Compare Snel in Snel en Polanen, Snelleveld and Snijdelwijk.


Mastwijk

First attested as mastwyck in 1217. Compound of Middle Dutch mast (“beam, pole”) or mast (“pig feed”) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).


Willeskop

First attested as wilhelmescoop in 1282. Compound of Middle Dutch Wilhelm (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.

A hamlet and former municipality of Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Plettenburg

First attested as Pletsenborch in 1665. Named after a former castle, the name of which is of unknown etymology. The name of the castle may derive from a term cognate with Middle Low German plette (“flat, evenly placed”) and Middle Dutch borch (“fortified settlement, castle”).
Compare Plettenberg.

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A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Wiers

First attested as wersam in 1208. Named after a former manor, the name of which is of unknown etymology. One hypothesis proposes a derivation from an ancient hydronym.

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Het Klooster

Named after a farmhouse, the name of which likely derives from klooster (“enclosed farmland”).


De Liesbosch

First attested as LIESBOSCH (DE) in 1846. Compound of lies (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”) and bos (“forest”). Named after a former mansion.


Laagraven

First attested as legen raven in 1394. Compound of Middle Dutch lage (“low”) and Ravene (“Ravenna”). Named after the Italian city. The element laag was added to distinguish the area from Hoograven.
Compare Demmerik, Kamerik, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Parijsch, Pavijen, Portengen, Snel en Polanen and Spengen.


Kanis

Attested as de Verkeerde Kanis herbg in 1839-1859. Derived from dialectal kanis (“covered fish basket”). Originally the name of an inn which used an upturned fish basket on its signage.
Compare Moespot, De Pan and Vuilpan.

A village in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Zegveld

First attested as zecvelt in 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch sek (“sedge, Carex sp.”) and velt (“field”).

A village and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Barwoutswaarder

First attested as berenwerde in 1179. Compound of Middle Dutch Berewout (a personal name) and werde (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to werder (“island, riverside land”).
The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.

A hamlet and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

A neighbourhood of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Bekenes

First attested as bekenesse in 1363. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”). The first element may be Beke (a personal name) or a hydronym derived from beke (“brook, stream”), which would be a rarity for the polders west of Utrecht.

A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Breeveld

First attested as breclewelt [read: bredevelt] in 1174. Compound of Middle Dutch breet (“broad, wide”) and velt (“field”).


Breudijk

First attested as broedics velt and in den broedijc in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch bru (“sludge, gunk”) and dijc (“levee”). Compare Brouwhuis and Bruinisse.


Geestdorp

First attested as ghersdorp in 1272. Compound of Middle Dutch gers (“grass, grassland, pasture”) and dorp (“farmstead, village, subsidiary settlement”).
Compare Gaastmeer.


Gerverscop

First attested as gherverscoep in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch Gerver (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, 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.


Harmelerwaard

First attested as hermaelrewart in 1280-1287. Compound of the toponym Harmelen and Middle Dutch wert (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”).


Houtdijken

First attested as hofdijc and in den hofdijc in 1307. Initially a compound of Middle Dutch hof (“homestead, farmstead”) or hovet (“head”) and dijc (“levee”). The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to a compound of hout (“wood”) and dijk (“levee”), referring here to a levee constructed with wooden stakes, poles or screens. The plural form of the toponym refers to the two sections of the hamlet.


Kromwijk

First attested as crumwijc around 1317. Compound of Middle Dutch crom (“crooked, bent”) and either wijc (“homestead, village, settlement”) or wijc (“inlet, side channel”).


Lagebroek

First attested as Den Lagen Broek around 1696. Compound of laag (“low”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).


Mijzijde

First attested as nyezyde [read: myezyde] in 1427. Compound of the hydronym De Meije and Middle Dutch side (“side, riverbank”).


Oud-Kamerik

First attested as oldecamerike in 1296. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the toponym Kamerik.


Putkop

First attested as dat goet ter putkupe in dat bisscopdome in 1280-1287. Derived from Middle Dutch putcupe (“tub, vat”). The toponym may have originally referred to a fortification.


Reijerscop

First attested as reynerscoep in 1217. Compound of Middle Dutch Reyner (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to a dialectal variant of reiger (“heron, Ardea sp.”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.


Teckop

First attested as teykincoep and teykencoep in 1280-1287. Compound of a familiar form of Old Frisian Diede (a personal name) and Middle Dutch cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.


Tournoysveld

Named after the Oudeland en Tournoysveld polder.


Snel en Polanen

Named after the polders Snel and Polanen. Snel is first attested as Snel in 1615. Polanen is first attested as polanen in 1281-1284. Snel is derived from a contracted compound of Middle Dutch snode (“poor, bad”) and lo (“light forest”). Polanen is derived from Van Polanen (a noble surname). The polder was formerly owned by members of the Van Polanen family, the name of which derives from a fiefdom derived from Middle Dutch Polanen (“Poland”).
Compare for Snel Knollemanshoek, Snelleveld and Snijdelwijk. Compare for Polanen Demmerik, Hoograven, Laagraven, Kamerik, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Parijsch, Pavijen, Portengen and Spengen.


's-Gravensloot

First attested as supra fossam comitis in 1260-1279. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch grave (“count”) and sloot (“ditch”). Named after a nearby watercourse and polder. The count in question was the Count of Holland.


Kamerik-Houtdijken

Compound of the toponyms Kamerik and Houtdijken. Originally the name of a legal district.


Kamerik-Mijzijde

Compound of the toponyms Kamerik and Mijzijde. Originally the name of a legal district.


Panoven

Derived from panoven (“ladle furnace”). Named after a street, the name of which references the former brick factories near IJsselstein.

A neighbourhood of IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands


Amstelhoek

Attested as Amstelhoek in 1936. Compound of the hydronym Amstel and hoek (“bend, corner”). Named after a nearby fortress.

A village in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Baambrugge

First attested as bambrugge in 1394. Compound of Middle Dutch ban (“legal district, legal boundary”) and brugge (“bridge”). Compare Bambrugge.


Waverveen

First attested as waverveen in 1339. Compound of the hydronym Waver (cognate with Old English wæfre (“move”), English waver) and Middle Dutch vene (“peat bog, marsh”).

A village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Aan de Zuwe

Attested as Aan-de-Zuwe in 1936. Derived from aan (“on”) and zuwe (“sideways levee”).

A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Baambrugse Zuwe

Attested as VINKEVEENSCHE-ZUWE (DE)... wordt in de wandeling veelal de Baambrugsche-Zuwe genoemd in 1851. Derived from the toponym Baambrugge and zuwe (“sideways levee”).


Botshol

First attested as Botsholemeer in 1575. Compound of an unclear first element and hol (“low-lying swampland”). The first element may be comparable to dialectal bodse (“swamp”) or bod (“clump of reeds standing at the edge of a piece of land”). Originally a hydronym.


Demmerik

First attested as denemarc in 1138. Derived from Middle Dutch Denemarke (“Denmark”). Named after the Scandinavian country.
Compare Hoograven, Laagraven, Kamerik, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Parijsch, Pavijen, Portengen, Snel en Polanen and Spengen.


Donkereind

Attested as het Donkere-Eind in 1843. Compound of donker (“dark”) and eind (“end, edge”). The element donker may refer to the colour of the surrounding marshland.


Gemaal

Attested as Stoomgemaal "de Voogt" in 1899. Derived from gemaal (“pump house”). Named after a nearby pumping station.


Groenlandsekade

Attested as De Vinkenkade of Groenland in 1839-1859. Compound of the toponym Groenland (likely derived from groen (“green”) and land (“land”) as a reference to a former mill) and kade (“embankment wall, small, narrow levee”).


Kromme Mijdrecht

Attested as Kromme-Mijdrecht in 1846. Named after a nearby watercourse, the name of which derives from krom (“crooked, bent”) and a second element for which see Mijdrecht.


Nessersluis

Attested as NESSERSLUIS in 1851. Compound of the toponym Nes aan de Amstel and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a nearby sluice.


Stokkelaarsbrug

First attested as Stoppelaers brug in 1575. Compound of a first element which may be a nickname or a personal name and brug (“bridge”). Named after a nearby bridge. Compare Hakkelaarsbrug.


Vinkenkade

Attested as De Vinkenkade of Groenland in 1839-1859. Compound of dialectal vinke (“light, poor-quality turf”) and kade (“embankment wall, small, narrow levee”). Compare Vinkeveen.


Vinkeveen en Waverveen

A former municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Oudhuizen

Compound of oud (“old”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

A former village and former municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Abcoude-Baambrugge

Derived from the toponyms Abcoude and Baambrugge.


Abcoude-Proosdij

Derived from the toponym Abcoude and proosdij (“provosty”). The area occupied by the former municipality was originally a legal district belonging to the Provosty of Saint Peter of Utrecht.


Zuiderwaard

Compound of zuider (“southern, south-”) and waard (“polder complex surrounded by water”). The neighbourhood was named after its location in a large polder complex.

A neighbourhood of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Westerheul

Attested as de Heul in 1839-1859. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and heul (“floodgate with a bridge”).


Veenzijde

Compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and zijde (“side”).


Proosdij

Derived from proosdij (“provosty”). Mijdrecht and the lands surrounding it were formerly under the control of the Provosty of Saint John in Utrecht.


Proostdijland

Compound of proosdij (“provosty”) and land (“land”). Mijdrecht and the lands surrounding it were formerly under the control of the Provosty of Saint John in Utrecht.


Molenland

Compound of molen (“mill”) and land (“land”).


De Ronde Venen

Derived from rond (“round”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after a roughly circular area of empoldered marshland.

Meronyms: Aan de Zuwe, Abcoude, Achterbos, Amstelhoek, Baambrugge, Baambrugse Zuwe, Botshol, De Hoef, Demmerik, Donkereind, Geer, Gein, Gemaal, Groenlandsekade, Kromme Mijdrecht, Mennonietenbuurt, Mijdrecht, Nessersluis, Stokkelaarsbrug, Vinkenkade, Vinkeveen, Waverveen, Wilnis


Loenersloot

First attested as lonora laca in 918-948. Compound of the toponym Loenen aan de Vecht and sloot (“ditch”). The second element was originally Old Dutch laca (“watercourse”).

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


Maarssen

First attested as marsna in 918-948. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a hydronym of unknown etymology.
Compare Meerssen.

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


Maarssenbroek

First attested as marsebroeck in 1174. Compound of the toponym Maarssen and Middle Dutch broec (“marsh, marshland”).


Nieuwersluis

First attested as Nieuwer Sluys in 1617. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”).

A village in Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Nieuwer Ter Aa

First attested as aade in 1556. Derived from an inflected form of nieuw (“new”), te (“at”) and the hydronym Aa, derived from Middle Dutch aa (“watercourse, river”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oud-Aa.


Nigtevecht

First attested as nichtevecht in 1280-1287. Compound of Old Dutch niftar (“behind, back”) and the hydronym Vecht.
Compare Niftrik.


Oud-Zuilen

First attested as sulen around 1169. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym. The village was initially called Zuilen before being overshadowed by its younger neighbour, which led to the application of the prefix oud (“old”) to the toponym.


Gieltjesdorp

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

A hamlet in Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Kerklaan

Compound of kerk (“church”) and laan (“lane”).


Kortrijk

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

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

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


Laag-Nieuwkoop

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


Maarsseveen

First attested as marsenveen in 1174. Compound of the toponym Maarssen and Middle Dutch vene (“peat bog, marsh”).

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


Mijnden

First attested as minden in 1235. Potentially derived from a hydronym derived from a term cognate to Middle Dutch migen (“drizzle, urinate”) and miegen (“urinate”).
Compare Bergentheim, Borne, De Meije, Mijdrecht, Oostmijzen, Warmond, Misson and Mite.


Molenpolder

Compound of molen (“mill”) and polder (“polder”). The toponym refers to a former windmill. The name was coined by a former mayor of Maarssen.


Nieuwerhoek

Attested as Nieuwehoek in 1839-1859. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and hoek (“corner”). The settlement was founded by the Van Hoek family of Amsterdam. The element nieuw was added to avoid confusion with two now-disappeared settlements.


Oud-Aa

First attested as lacum qui vocatur a in 1138. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the hydronym A, derived from aa (“watercourse, river”). The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwer Ter Aa.


Oud-Maarsseveen

Attested sometime after 1641. Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Maarsseveen.


Portengen

First attested as brittanien and bertanien in 1217. Derived from Middle Dutch Bertangen (“Brittany”). Named after the region in France.
Compare Demmerik, Hoograven, Laagraven, Kamerik, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Parijsch, Pavijen, Snel en Polanen and Spengen.


Portengense Brug

Attested as Portengensche brug in 1874. Derived from the toponym Portengen and brug (“bridge”). Named after a nearby bridge.


Scheendijk

First attested as De Scheyding in 1746. Compound of dialectal scheen (“boundary, border”) and dijk (“levee”).


Spengen

First attested as spanien in 1217. Derived from Middle Dutch Spaengen (“Spain”). Named after the country in Europe.
Compare Demmerik, Hoograven, Laagraven, Kamerik, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Parijsch, Pavijen, Portengen and Snel en Polanen.


De Glashut

Calque of German Glashütte (“glassworks”). Named after a glass factory chiefly manned by immigrant workers from Bohemia.


Oud Over

Derived from oud (“old”) and over (“across, over”). The hamlet derives its name from its location on the other side of the Vecht when seen from Loenen.


Stichts Loenen

Derived from the term Stichts (“pertaining to or of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht”) and the toponym Loenen aan de Vecht.


Breukelen-Nijenrode

Derived from the toponyms Breukelen and Nijenrode.


Breukelen-Sint Pieters

Derived from the toponym Breukelen and the name of Saint Peter. The area occupied by the municipality had been a legal district under the control of the Provosty of Saint Peter in Utrecht.


Ruwiel

First attested as haren ghisebrechs rechthe van ruele in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch ru (“rough, overgrown”) and lo (“light forest”). Originally the name of a castle and legal district.


Broeckland

Archaic spelling of broekland (“marshland”).

A neighbourhood of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Op Buuren

Attested as OPBUUREN in 1846. Derived from Opbueren (a surname). Named after a former manor.


Friezenbuurt

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


Nijenrode

First attested as minen huze, dat men hiet nyenrode in 1311. Compound of Middle Dutch nieu (“new”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). Named after a castle.


Den Hommel

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

A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Oog in Al

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


Pijlsweerd

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


Ondiep

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


Geuzenwijk

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


De Driehoek

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


Elinkwijk

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


Schaakbuurt

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


Zuilen

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

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Overvecht

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


De Lessepsbuurt

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


Vogelenbuurt

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


Votulast

Blend of Vogelenwijk + Tuinwijk + Lauwerecht + Staatsliedenkwartier.


Wittevrouwen

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


Voordorp

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


Buiten Wittevrouwen

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


Watervogelbuurt

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


Abstede

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


Oudwijk

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


De Uithof

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


Rijnsweerd

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


Galgenwaard

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


Maarschalkerweerd

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


Wijk C

/ˈʋɛi̯k ˈseː/

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


Hoog Catharijne

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


Lunetten

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


Tolsteeg

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


Hoograven

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


Rotsoord

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


Dichterswijk

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


Transwijk

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


Kanaleneiland

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


Leidsche Rijn

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


Papendorp

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


Terwijde

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


Hoge Weide

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


Strijkviertel

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


Majellapark

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


Vleuterweide

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


Nyevelt

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


De Woerd

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


Zeven Steegjes

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


Klein Engendaal

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

A neighbourhood of Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands


Hooch Boulandt

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


Leeuwesteyn

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


Rijnvliet

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


De Balije

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


De Meern

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

A village in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Vleuten

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

A village and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Alendorp

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

A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Lage Haar

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


Nedereindseweg

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


Ockhuizen

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


Oudenrijn

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

A hamlet and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Stadsdam

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


Themaat

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


Rijnenburg

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


Blauwkapel

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


Cyprioot

nl-noun

Cyprioot m (plural Cyprioten, feminine Cypriotische or Cyprische)

Cyprioten (plural)
Cypriotische (feminine)
Cyprische (feminine)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs).


Moldaviër

Moldaviër m (plural Moldaviërs, feminine Moldavische)

Moldaviërs (plural)
Moldavische (feminine)


geoïde

Borrowed from French géoïde, from German Geoid.


Kinrooi

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

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Meronyms: Geistingen, Kessenich, Molenbeersel, Ophoven


Kessenich

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

A village and former municipality of Kinrooi, Belgium


Molenbeersel

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


Geistingen

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


Maaseik

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

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


Neeroeteren

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

A village and former municipality of Maaseik, Belgium


Opoeteren

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


Aldeneik

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


Dilsen-Stokkem

Meronyms: Dilsen, Elen, Lanklaar, Rotem, Stokkem


Dilsen

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

A village and former municipality of Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium


Stokkem

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

A city and former municipality of Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium


Lanklaar

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


Rotem

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


Grote Homo

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

A neighbourhood of Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium


Gerdingen

A village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium


Opitter

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


Bocholt

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

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Meronyms: Kaulille, Reppel


Kaulille

First attested as caulill in 1259. Etymology uncertain.

A village and former municipality of Bocholt, Belgium


Reppel

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


Oudsbergen

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

Meronyms: Ellikom, Gruitrode, Neerglabbeek, Opglabbeek, Wijshagen


Achel-Statie

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


Hamont

A city and former municipality of Hamont-Achel, Belgium


Hamont-Achel

Meronyms: Achel, Hamont


Grote Heide

/ˈɣroː.tə ˈɦɛi̯.də/

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


Boseind

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


Sint-Huibrechts-Lille

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

A village and former municipality of Pelt, Belgium


Holheide

/ˌɦɔlˈɦɛi̯.də/

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


Amelterbos

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


Asserbos

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


Gooik

Meronyms: Kester, Leerbeek, Oetingen

A village and municipality of Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Oetingen

A village in Gooik, Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Halle-Vilvoorde

An arrondissement of Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Waasland

A geographic region in northeastern East Flanders, Belgium


Pajottenland

A geographic region in southwestern Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Voeren

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


Zenne

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

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


Tollembeek

A village in Galmaarden, Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Buitenzorg

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

Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies#English

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

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

A neighbourhood of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Sint-Niklaas

Meronyms: Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, Sinaai


Sinaai

A village in Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Belgium


Samber

the Sambre (a river in France and Belgium)


Denderleeuw

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

compound

Meronyms: Iddergem, Welle

A municipality of East Flanders, Belgium


Denderwindeke

A village in Ninove, East Flanders, Belgium


Ninove

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


Beersel

Meronyms: Alsemberg, Dworp, Huizingen, Lot


Dworp

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

A village in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium


Centraal-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Oost-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Zuid-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Zuidoost-Azië

Holonym: Azië


Noer-Soeltan

Transliteration of Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan)

translit

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

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

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

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


Stichtse Vecht

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

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


Brasschaat

Meronyms: Maria-ter-Heide, Vriesdonk

A village and municipality of the province of Antwerp, Belgium


Stadszicht

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


De Dode Hond

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


De Visdief

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


Huizerhoef

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


De Schelp

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


Hooft

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


Warenar

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


Vuurtoreneiland

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

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


Faljeril

An island in the Kagerplassen in South Holland, Netherlands


Eupen

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

German-speaking Community
w:German-speaking Community

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


Slowaak

nl-noun

Slowaak m (plural Slowaken, diminutive Slowaakje n, feminine Slowaakse)

Slowaken (plural)
Slowaakje (diminutive neuter)
Slowaakse (feminine)


Anslo

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

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


Brusselse

Brusselse f (plural Brusselsen, masculine Brusselaar)

Brusselsen (plural)
Brusselaar (masculine)


Voorne aan Zee

→ Zealandic: Vore an Zeê (calque)

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

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

A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands


Amstelkwartier

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

A neighborhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands


Diemerpark

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


Zeeburgereiland

Holonym: IJburg

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


Steigereiland

Holonym: IJburg


IJmeer

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


maaiveldcultuur

maaiveldcultuur f (plural maaiveldculturen)

De maaiveldcultuur in Nederland ontmoedigt het opvallen.

The tall poppy syndrome in the Netherlands discourages standing out.

Hij voelt de effecten van de maaiveldcultuur in zijn werk.

He feels the effects of the tall poppy syndrome in his work.

De maaiveldcultuur kan innovatie en ambitie beperken.

The tall poppy syndrome can limit innovation and ambition.


Gouwzee

Holonym: Markermeer

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


Trintelzand

an artificial archipelago in lake Markermeer near Enkhuizen


vrijthof

Inherited from Middle Dutch vrithof. Compare German Friedhof.


Wener

Wener m (plural Weners, feminine Weense)


Weense

Weense f (plural Weensen, masculine Wener)


Zeeuws-Vlaanderen

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

An area in Zeeland, the Netherlands: Zeelandic Flanders


Zuidereiland

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


zandplaat

zandplaat f (plural zandplaten, diminutive zandplaatje n)

zandplaten (plural)
zandplaatje (diminutive neuter)


Audierne

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


Quackjeswater

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


vloedvlakte

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

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


Biebrza

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Biebrza.


Alblasserwaard

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


Lauwers

A river in the provinces of Friesland and Groningen, Netherlands


Drentse Aa

From Drents and the common hydronymic element Aa.

A river in the provinces of Drenthe and Groningen, Netherlands


Noord-Afrika

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


Eritrese

nl-noun

Eritrese f (plural Eritresen, masculine Eritreeër)

Eritresen (plural)
Eritreeër (masculine)


Eem

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


Ghanese

Ghanese f (plural Ghanesen, masculine Ghanees)


Libiër

Libiër m (plural Libiërs, diminutive Libiërtje n, feminine Libische)

Libiërs (plural)
Libiërtje (diminutive neuter)
Libische (feminine)


Marokkaanse

Marokkaanse f (plural Marokkaansen, masculine Marokkaan)

Marokkaansen (plural)
Marokkaan (masculine)


Soedanese

Soedanese f (plural Soedanesen, masculine Soedanees)

Soedanesen (plural)
Soedanees (masculine)


Armeniër

Armeniër m (plural Armeniërs, diminutive Armeniërtje n, feminine Armeense)

Armeniërs (plural)
Armeniërtje (diminutive neuter)
Armeense (feminine)


Armeense

Armeense f (plural Armeensen, masculine Armeniër)


Luxemburgse

Luxemburgse f (plural Luxemburgsen, masculine Luxemburger)

Luxemburgsen (plural)
Luxemburger (masculine)

a woman from Luxembourg (country or city)


Kazakse

Kazakse f (plural Kazaksen, masculine Kazak)


Kazachse

Kazachse f (plural Kazachsen, masculine Kazach)


buitensporigetekortenprocedure

buitensporigetekortenprocedure f (plural buitensporigetekortenprocedures)

From buitensporig + tekort + -en- + procedure.

af

excessive deficit procedure (EDP) (a measure to limit the debt of EU Member States, as stipulated in Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)


zoutmeer

nl-noun

zoutmeer n (plural zoutmeren, diminutive zoutmeertje n)

zoutmeren (plural)
zoutmeertje (diminutive neuter)


Noorse

Noorse f (plural Noorsen, masculine Noor)


Roemeen

Roemeen m (plural Roemenen, diminutive Roemeentje n, feminine Roemeense)

Roemenen (plural)
Roemeentje (diminutive neuter)
Roemeense (feminine)


Londenaar

Londenaar m (plural Londenaars, feminine Londense)


Londense

Londense f (plural Londensen, masculine Londenaar)

Londensen (plural)
Londenaar (masculine)


Taedong

The river that flows through Pyongyang in North Korea.


Noord-Koreaan

Noord-Koreaan m (plural Noord-Koreanen, diminutive Noord-Koreaantje n)

Noord-Koreanen (plural)
Noord-Koreaantje (diminutive neuter)


Tongaans

Tongaans (adverbial positive predicative)
Tongaanse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
Tongaans (indefinite neuter positive singular)
Tongaanse (indefinite plural positive)
Tongaanse (definite positive)
Tongaans (partitive positive)


Geul

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


Waddeneilanden

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

De Waddeneilanden zijn belangrijk voor trekkende vogels.

The Frisian Islands are important for migrating birds.

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


waddeneiland

waddeneiland n (plural waddeneilanden, diminutive waddeneilandje n)

waddeneilanden (plural)
waddeneilandje (diminutive neuter)

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


Waddeneiland

De plant is op twee Waddeneilanden gevonden.

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


Jordaniër

nl-noun

Jordaniër m (plural Jordaniërs, diminutive Jordaniërtje n, feminine Jordaanse)

Jordaniërs (plural)
Jordaniërtje (diminutive neuter)
Jordaanse (feminine)


Libanees

nl-adj

Libanees (comparative Libaneser, superlative meest Libanees or Libaneest)

Libaneser (comparative)
meest Libanees (superlative)
Libaneest (superlative)


Libanees

nl-noun

Libanees m (plural Libanezen, feminine Libanese)


Willebroek

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

inh

A city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium


Thailandse

nl-noun

Thailandse f (plural Thailandsen, masculine Thailander)

Thailandsen (plural)
Thailander (masculine)


Gazaan

Gazaan m (plural Gazanen, feminine Gazaanse)

From Gaza + -aan. The reintroduction has likely been influenced by English Gazan.

(obsolete) Philistine inhabitant of Gaza


Slangeneiland

Calque of Ukrainian О́стрів Змії́ний (Óstriv Zmijínyj).

cal

О́стрів Змії́ний

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


Izjoem

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


Cherson

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

Kherson, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Zaporizja

Zaporizhia, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Loehansk

Luhansk, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Marioepol

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


Kropyvnytsky

From Ukrainian Кропивницький (Kropyvnycʹkyj).

bor

Кропивницький

Kropyvnytskyi, a city and raion of Ukraine.


Tsjerkasy

Cherkasy, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Tsjernihiv

Chernihiv, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Tsjernivtsi

Chernivtsi, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Volksrepubliek Donetsk

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

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Доне́цкая Наро́дная Респу́блика

Донецька народна республіка

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Chmelnytsky

From Ukrainian Хмельни́цький (Xmelʹnýcʹkyj).

bor

Хмельни́цький

Khmelnytskyi, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Soemy

Sumy, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Vinnytsja

Vinnytsia, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Wolynië

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

Volhynia, a historical region in what is now Ukraine


Transkarpatië

Zakarpattia, Transcarpathia; an oblast in Ukraine.


Karpatië

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

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


Zjytomyr

Zhytomyr, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


arafatsjaal

nl-noun

arafatsjaal m (plural arafatsjaals, diminutive arafatsjaaltje n)

arafatsjaals (plural)
arafatsjaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From Arabic Yasser Arafat (yāsir ʕarafāt, “Yasser Arafat, a 20th century Palestinian leader”) + sjaal (“scarf”). Arafat very regularly wore a keffiyeh in his public appearances.

compound

يَاسِر عَرَفَات


Palestijnensjaal

nl-noun

Palestijnensjaal m (plural Palestijnensjaals, diminutive Palestijnensjaaltje n)

Palestijnensjaals (plural)
Palestijnensjaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From Palestijn (“Palestinian”) + -en- + sjaal (“scarf”).


Presburg

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


Tisselt

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

inh

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


Blaasveld

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


Hombeek

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

com

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


Heffen

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


Battel

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


Hemiksem

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

inh

A municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium


Ramsdonk

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

af

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


Buggenhout

/ˈbʏ.ɡənˌɦɑu̯t/

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

der

A municipality of the province of East Flanders, Belgium


Moerkerke

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


Manhattan aan de Maas

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


Havana aan de Waal

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


Keizerstad

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

(always with definite article) Synonym of Nijmegen


Mexicaan

nl-noun

Mexicaan m (plural Mexicanen, diminutive Mexicaantje n, feminine Mexicaanse)

Mexicanen (plural)
Mexicaantje (diminutive neuter)
Mexicaanse (feminine)


Strandeiland

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

Holonym: IJburg

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


Buiteneiland

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

compound

Holonym: IJburg

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


Centrumeiland

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

Holonym: IJburg


Haveneiland

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

Holonym: IJburg


Rottumeroog

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


Rottumerplaat

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


Westwouderpolder

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


De Kreupel

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


Makkumerwaarden

Meronyms: Makkumer Noordwaard, Makkumer Zuidwaard, Kooiwaard

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


Castilië

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


Hompelvoet

An uninhabited island in South Holland, Netherlands


Litouwer

nl-noun

Litouwer m (plural Litouwers, diminutive Litouwertje n, feminine Litouwse)

Litouwers (plural)
Litouwertje (diminutive neuter)
Litouwse (feminine)


Sloveen

Sloveen m (plural Slovenen, diminutive Sloveentje n, feminine Sloveense)

Slovenen (plural)
Sloveentje (diminutive neuter)
Sloveense (feminine)


Parijzenaar

Parijzenaar m (plural Parijzenaars, feminine Parijse)

Parijzenaars (plural)
Parijse (feminine)


Baarlem

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

blend

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


Saeftinghe

Meronyms: Namen, Sint-Laureins, Casuwele, Auwersluis

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


Kagerplassen

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

univerbation

A group of lakes by Kaag in South Holland, Netherlands


Sweet Lake City

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

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


Ambacht

(informal) Clipping of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht.


West-Europa

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


Roer

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