Kwaalburg

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


Reth

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

A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands


Het Sas

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

A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands


Notsel

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


Maaijkant

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


Grazen

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


Baarle-Nassau

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

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

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Nieuw-Ginneken

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

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Diunt

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

A hamlet in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Prinsenbeek

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

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


Effen

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

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A village in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Princenhage

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

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


Eikberg

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


Bavel

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


Ginneken

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

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Rith

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


Achterste Rith

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


Ulvenhout

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


Roosberg

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


Lijndonk

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


Teteringen

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


Tervoort

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


Overa

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


Vaareind

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


Verloren Hoek

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


Westrik

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


Zandspui

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

A hamlet in Etten-Leur, North Brabant, Netherlands


Klappenberg

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


Zwartenberg

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


Vuchtschoot

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


Wildert

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

inh

A hamlet in Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands


Breedschot

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


Klein-Zundert

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

A village in Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands


Achtmaal

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


Hellegat

/ˈɦɛ.ləˌɣɑt/

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


Maalbergen

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


Luitert

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


Rijsbergen

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

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


Kaarschot

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


Hulsdonk

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

A hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


Wernhout

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


Wernhoutsburg

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


Oekel

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


De Lent

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


Tiggelt

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


Klein-Oekel

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


Zundert

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

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


Weimeren

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


Tiggeltscheberg

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


Zegge

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

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


Schijf

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

A village in Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands


St. Willebrord

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


De Posthoorn

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

A hamlet in Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Munnikenheide

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


De Dood

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


De Berk

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


Nederheide

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


De Schietbaan

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


Sprundel en Vorenseinde

Named after Sprundel and the former fiefdom Vorenseinde.


De Heiberg

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


Sprundel

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

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Steenpaal

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


Langeschouw

/ˈlɑ.ŋəˌsxɑu̯/

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


Het Oosteind

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


Nispense Achterhoek

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


Raamberg

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


De Moeren

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


Noordhoek

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

A village in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Ostaaijen

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


Rucphen

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

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


Bankenstraat

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


Hazeldonk

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

inh

A hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Akker

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


Borteldonk

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


Boeiink

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


Moerstraten

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

A village in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


Brembosch

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


Hoevestein

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


Everland

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


Haiink

/ˈɦaːi̯.ɪŋk/

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


Bulkenaar

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


Nispen

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


Nieuwenberg

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


Hazelaar

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


Heerle

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


Vinkenbroek

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


Plantage Centrum

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


Vroenhout

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


Wouwse Plantage

/ˈʋɑu̯.sə ˌplɑnˈtaː.ʒə/

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


Zoomvliet

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


Oostlaar

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


Vijfhoek

vijfhoek

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


Wouwse Hil

/ˈʋɑu̯.sə ˈɦɪl/

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


Bosschenhoofd

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

A village in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands


Vleet

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


Oud en Nieuw Gastel

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

A former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


Oudenbosch

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

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


Galgestraat

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

A hamlet in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands


Gastelsveer

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


Halderberge

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

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

A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands


De Spie

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


Kuivezand

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


Palingstraat

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


Oud Gastel

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


Stampersgat

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


Stoof

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

A hamlet in Goeree-Overflakkee, South Holland, Netherlands


Gors

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


Wouw

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

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


De Heul

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

A hamlet in Oostzaan, North Holland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Visdonk

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


Langeweg

/ˈlɑ.ŋəˌʋɛx/

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


Standdaarbuiten

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

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


Helwijk

/ˈɦɛl.ʋɛi̯k/

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


Klundert

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

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


Bovensluis

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


Hoekske

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


Zevenbergschen Hoek

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


Tonnekreek

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


Zwingelspaan

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


Roodevaart

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


Noordschans

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


Lochtenburg

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


Nieuwemolen

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


Pelikaan

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


Barlaque

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


Oranjeoord

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


Fijnaart

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


Heijningen

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


Achterdijk

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

A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Drie Hoefijzers

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


Stadse Dijk

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


Strooiendorp

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

A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands


Dinteloord

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

A village in Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Bloemendijk

A hamlet in Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hollandsdiep

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

A hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


Boompjesdijk

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


De Bocht

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


Dinteloord en Prinsenland

Named after Dinteloord and the Prinsenland polder.


Kruisland

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


Welberg

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


De Heen

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


Dintelsas

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


De Overval

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


Heense Molen

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


Nieuw-Vossemeer

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

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


Oud-Vossemeer

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

A village and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Visberg

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


Rolaf

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


Klutsdorp

A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands


Lepelstraat

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

A village in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands


Zuidgeest

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


Spinolaberg

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


Halsteren

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

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


Vetterik

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


Vrederust

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


Slikkenburg

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


Hoogerheide

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

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


Aanwas

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

A hamlet in Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands


Kijkuit

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

A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Calfven

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


't Haantje

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

A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands

A hamlet in Rijswijk, South Holland, Netherlands


Korteven

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


Leemberg

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


Zandfort

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


Huijbergen

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


Schoelieberg

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


Nieuwe Molen

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


Ossendrecht

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


Overberg

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

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A village in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands


Plaatsluis

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


Oude Molen

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

A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands


De Schans

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

A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands


Putte

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


Zwarte Ruiter

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


Poortvliet

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


Mosselhoek

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

A hamlet in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Anna Jacobapolder

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

A village in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


De Rand

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


Scherpenisse

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


Malland

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


Sint-Maartensdijk

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

A city and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Botshoofd

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


Schoondorp

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


Westkerke

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

A hamlet and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Strijenham

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


Middenschouwen

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

A former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Sint-Annaland

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

A village and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Nieuw-Strijen

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


Onder de Molen

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


Steenenkruis

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


Sint Philipsland

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

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


De Sluis

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


Het Oudeland

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

A hamlet in Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands


Westerschouwen

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


Oud Kerkhof

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


Stavenisse

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


Molenvliet

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


Duiveland

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

A former island and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Schouwen

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

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A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands


Schouwen-Duiveland

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

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

A municipality and island in Zeeland, Netherlands


Bruinisse

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

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


Haamstede

Named after Haamstede, currently part of Burgh-Haamstede.

A former village and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Brouwershaven

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

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


Burgh-Haamstede

Burgh is first attested as burgt in 1219. Haamstede is first attested as haemstede in 1229. Burgh is derived from Middle Dutch burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The settlement sprang up around a castle intended to secure the area against Viking raids. Haamstede is derived from Middle Dutch heemstede (“homestead, farmstead”). Formerly two independent villages and municipalities.

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A village in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands


Ellemeet

First attested as ellimed in 1236. Compound of Old Dutch Ello (a personal name) and a variant of Middle Dutch made (“pasture”).
See also Zealandic D'n Ouwendiek.


Dreischor

First attested as drieskire and dreeskiere in 1206. Etymology unknown. The toponym appears to be a compound of an unknown first element and a term cognate with Old English scira (“shire, legal district”).
See also Zealandic Dreister.

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Nieuwerkerk

First attested as ecclesias in Selandia, videlicet in Duuelant Antiquam et Novam in 1233. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and kerk (“church”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Ouwerkerk.
See also Zealandic Nieuwerkaarke.


Burghsluis

Attested as Burgtsluis around 1750. Compound of the toponym Burgh and sluis (“lock, sluice”).
See also Zealandic Burgsluus.

A hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands


Noordwelle

Potentially attested as willa in 1109, attested with certainty as northwellam in 1271. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and Old Dutch willa (“source, well”).


Kerkwerve

First attested as kiricwereve in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of kerk (“church”) and werf (“artificial hill for habitation”).
See also Zealandic Kaerkwaerve, Kaarkwaarve.


Dijkhuisjes

Attested as Dijkhuisjes aan den Rietdijk in 1913. Compound of dijk (“levee”) and the plural diminutive form of huis (“house”).


Klaaskinderkerke

Compound of Klaas (a personal name), the plural form of kind (“child”) and kerk (“church”).


Noordgouwe

First attested as noortgouda in 1395-1396. Compound of noord (“north, northern”) and a hydronym derived from Old Dutch gold (“gold”) and a (“watercourse, river”). Compare Gouda.


Bloois

Named after the van Bloois family, the former lords of the settlement and fiefdom.

A former hamlet and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Renesse

First attested as rietnesse in 1244. Compound of Middle Dutch riet (“reed”) and nisse (“headland, spit”).
See also Zealandic Renisse.


Nieuwerkerke

First attested as niewekerke in scouden in 1339. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and kerk (“church”).
See also Zealandic 't Schutje.

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


Den Osse

Attested as Osse Steert in 1636. Derived from os (“ox, castrated bull”). Named after a former inn.


Looperskapelle

First attested as Capella in 1280. Compound of Middle Dutch looper (“walker, runner”) and kapel (“chapel”). The term looper is here used as the nickname of an otherwise unknown individual.
See also Zealandic Loôperkappel.


Sirjansland

First attested as Zeer Jans lant in 1573. Contracted compound of heer (“lord”), Jan (a personal name) and land (“land”). The name references Jan of Beaumont (ca. 1288-1356), who initiated the land reclamation project which the later settlement would be built on.
See also Zealandic Sturjalland, Sir.


Beldert

First attested as bellaerde in 1470-1471. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“swollen, bloated”).


Capelle en Botland

Named after Capelle and the former fiefdom of Botland.


Nieuw-Haamstede

Attested as Nieuw Haamstede in 1930. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and the toponym Haamstede.


Elkerzee

First attested as aqua que dicitur Hildcheres he in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch Hildcher (a personal name) and a (“watercourse, river”). Compare Zierikzee.
See also Zealandic Elkerzeê.


Zonnemaire

First attested as sunnemere in 985. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn appears to derive from a hydronym cognate to Old Dutch zwin (“creek”) and Old Dutch meri (“lake, watercourse”). Compare Sommelsdijk and Son.
See also Zealandic Sunnemaere.


Westenschouwen

First attested as dunen vanden westendeel van scouden in 1229. Compound of westen (“western, west-”) and the toponym Schouwen.
See also Zealandic Westschouwe.


Rengerskerke en Zuidland

Named after the former fiefdoms Rengerskerke and Zuidland.


Oosterland

* (Zeeland) First attested as oesterer nuwelant in duvelant in 1370. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and land (“land”). See also Zealandic Oôsterland.
* (Noord-Holland) First attested as oestenlande in 1343-1344. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and land (“land”). The toponym contrasts with Westerland.

A village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands


Campensnieuwland

Compound of the toponym Kampen, nieuw (“new”) and land (“land”). The settlement was built on freshly reclaimed land close to the drowned village of Kampen.

A hamlet in Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands


Kamperland

First attested as campan in 976. Compound of a toponym derived from the dative plural form of kamp (“enclosed piece of land”) and land (“land”). The first element of the toponym is the name of the former village of Kampen, which was destroyed by flooding in 1530 and 1532.

A village in Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands


Duivendijke

Potentially a compound of a hydronym derived from Middle Dutch Duve (a personal name) and aa (“body of water, river”) and dijk (“levee”). Compare Duiveland, Duiven, Duivendrecht and Duivenvoorde.


Kortgene

First attested as cortkeen and cortekene in 1247. Compound of kort (“short”) and keen (“gully, creek”). Originally a hydronym.
See also Zealandic Kortjeen.

A city and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands


Bommenede

First attested as insula bomne in 1165. Compound of an unclear first element and a variant of Middle Dutch aa (“body of water, river”). The first element may be cognate to Middle Dutch bomme (“small barrel”), Limburgish bommel (“tin canteen”).


Burgh

Named after Burgh, currently part of Burgh-Haamstede.


Serooskerke

* (Schouwen-Duiveland) First attested as Ecclesia Alardi in 1395-1396. Compound of a contracted version of des heer (“of the lord”), Old Dutch Alard (a personal name) and kerk (“church”). See also Zealandic Sêêskaarke, Sêêskerke, Seêskerke.
* (Veere) First attested as alerdeskirkam, alerdeskirke and alerdeskyrken between the end of the 12th century and 1207. Compound of a contracted version of des heer (“of the lord”), Old Dutch Alard (a personal name) and kerk (“church”). See also Zealandic Stroôskerke.

A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands


Colijnsplaat

First attested as het gors colinsplate in 1489. Compound of Middle Dutch Colijn (a personal name) and plaat (“sand bar visible at low tide”).
See also Zealandic Kersplaete, Colijn.

A village and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands


Geersdijk

First attested as gerolsdike in 1216. Compound of Middle Dutch Gerolf (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Heersdiek.


Plankendorp

Attested as Plankendorp in 1936. Compound of the plural form of plank (“plank, wooden board”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Named for the fact that the first houses of the settlement were constructed out of planks, as well as to contrast with nearby Stroodorp. Compare Planketent.
See also Zealandic Plankedurp.


Stroodorp

Attested as STROOIJEDORP (HET) in 1847. Compound of stro (“straw”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Named for the fact that the first houses of the settlement were constructed with straw roofs, as well as to contrast with nearby Plankendorp. Compare Stroobos, Stroodorpe, Strooiendorp and Strooienstad.
See also Zealandic Stroôdurp.


Scharendijke

First attested as schaerdendijke in 1487. Compound of Middle Dutch schaerde (“tear, deep gully”) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Schaerendieke.


Aagtekerke

First attested as in atrio Sanctae Agathae in 1327. Compound of the name of Saint Agatha and kerk (“church”).
See also Zealandic Aegte, 't Aflat.


Grijpskerke

First attested as gripeskirca in 1181-1210. Compound of Old Dutch Gripe (a personal name) and kirca (“church”).
See also Zealandic Grieps, Hrieps.


Koudekerke

First attested as coldekirca in 1181-1210. Compound of Old Dutch cold (“cold, in disuse, abandoned”) and kirca (“church”).
See also Zealandic Koukerke.


Domburg

First attested as dumburch in 1181-1210. Compound of Proto-Germanic *dun- (“dune”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

A city and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands


Vrouwenpolder

* (Zeeland) First attested as up die polre in 1338. Compound of vrouwe (“lady”) (here referring to Saint Mary) and polder (“polder”). Compare Mariekerke. See also Zealandic D'n Polder.
* (Zuid-Holland)


Dishoek

First attested as dijcshoeke in 1333. Derived from Middle Dutch dijcshoeke (“corner of a levee”).
See also Zealandic Disoek.


Gapinge

/ˈɣaː.pɪ.ŋə/

First attested as gapinge in 1216. Derived from Old Dutch *gapa (“gap, opening”) suffixed with -ingô-.
See also Zealandic Gaepienge, Ter Gaepienge.


Westkapelle

First attested as westcapella in 1102-1105. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oostkapelle.
See also Zealandic Waschappel, Wasschappel, Weskappel.


Krommenhoeke

First attested as crummenhoec in 1343. Compound of krom (“bent”) and hoek (“corner”). The settlement was named for its location close to the bend of a levee.


Hoogelande

/ˈɦoː.ɣəˌlɑn.də/

First attested as hogeland in 1189. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and land (“land”).
See also Zealandic Hoôgelande, Oôgelande.

A hamlet and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands


Pitteperk

Attested as Pitteperk in 1838-1857. Derived from a local variant of put (“well”) and perk (“enclosed area, parcel”). Compare Molenperk.


Boudewijnskerke

First attested as Ecclesiam Baldwini in 1235. Compound of Middle Dutch Baldwin (a personal name) and kerk (“church”).
See also Zealandic Buiskerke.


Buttinge

First attested as buttinghe in 1249. Derived from Old Dutch bot (“tree stump, tree trunk”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
See also Zealandic Ter Bottienge.


Mariekerke

First attestede as Ecclesia Beate Marie in 1235. Compound of the name of Saint Mary and kerk (“church”). Compare Vrouwenpolder.
See also Zealandic Klein Maoriekerke.


Domburg-Buiten

Compound of the toponym Domburg and buiten (“outside, extra muros”).

A former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Geldtienden

Attested as Geldtienden in 1936. Compound of either Middle Dutch gelte (“infertile female pig”) or geld (“money”) and the plural form of tiende (“church tithe”).


Molenperk

Attested as Molenperk in 1838-1857. Compound of molen (“mill”) and perk (“enclosed area, parcel”). Compare Pitteperk.


Oostkapelle

First attested as thoostcapelle in 1162. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Westkapelle.
See also Zealandic Oôskappel, Oôstgappel.


Moriaanshoofd

First attested as Moorjaanshooft around 1750. Derived from moriaanshoofd (“moor's head”). Named after a former inn which used a moor's head on its signs.
See also Zealandic Merjaen.


Domburg-Binnen

Compound of the toponym Domburg and binnen (“inside, intra muros”).


Westkapelle-Binnen

Compound of the toponym Westkapelle and binnen (“inside, intra muros”).


Poppendamme

First attested as poppedamme in 1181-1210. Compound of Middle Dutch Poppe (a personal name) and the dative singular form of dam (“dam”).


Sint Janskerke

First attested as Sancti Iohannis Ecclesiam in 1235. Compound of the name of Saint John and kerk (“church”).


Werendijke

First attested as werendike in 1235. Compound of Old Dutch Werin (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Werendieke.


Groot-Valkenisse

First attested as Valkenisse in the 18th century. Compound of groot (“big, great”) and a compound toponym derived from Middle Dutch Valke (a personal name) and nisse (“headland, spit”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein-Valkenisse.
See also Zealandic Groôt Valkenisse.


Sint Jan ten Heere

Attested as Kerckwerue in 1560. Derived from the name of Saint John the Baptist. Named after a former commandery of the Knights Hospitaller.
See also Zealandic Sint Jan t'n Éere.


Valkenisse

* (Walcheren) First attested as valkenissa in 1219. Compound of Middle Dutch Valke (a personal name) and nisse (“headland, spit”). The settlement which the municipality was named after disappeared at some point during the Middle Ages; however, the toponym survives in the hamlets Groot-Valkenisse and Klein-Valkenisse.
* (Zuid-Beveland) Named after a former fiefdom.


Biggekerke

First attested as bigghenkerka in 1231. Compound of Old Dutch Biggo (a personal name) (a familiar version of Bighard or Bigwald) and kerk (“church”).
See also Zealandic Bîkerke, Béékerke.


Westkapelle-Buiten en Sirpoppekerke

Derived from a compound of the toponym Westkapelle and buiten (“outside, extra muros”) and an older variant of the toponym Poppekerke.


Ritthem

First attested as rithem in 1235. Compound of Middle Dutch rit (“reeds”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
See also Zealandic Rittem.

A village and former municipality of Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Welzinge

/ˈʋɛl.zɪ.ŋə/

First attested as welsinghen in 1235. Derived from Old Dutch Waliso (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

A hamlet in Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Groot-Abeele

First attested as abeel in 1370. Compound of groot (“big, great”) and Middle Dutch abeel (“silver poplar, Populus alba”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuw-Abeele.
See also Zealandic Groôt-Abeêle.


Zijpe

* (Zeeland) Attested as Het Zijpe around 1750. Derived from the hydronym Zijpe, which in turn derives from Middle Dutch sijpen (“drip, trickle”).
* (former municipality) Named after a former closure gap called the Zijpe (first attested as zype in 1285), the name of which derives from Middle Dutch sijpen (“drip, trickle”).

A former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


Vlissingen

→ English: Flushing

First attested as vlissinghe in 1235. Derived from Old Dutch Flisso (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
See also Zealandic Vlissienge.

Meronyms: Groot-Abeele, Oost-Souburg, Ritthem, Welzinge, West-Souburg

Flushing (a city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands)


West-Souburg

First attested as sutburch in 1162. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and a compound of zuid (“south, southern”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Oost-Souburg.
See also Zealandic West-Soeburg.


Oost- en West-Souburg

Named after Oost-Souburg and West-Souburg.


Oost-Souburg

First attested as sutburch in 1162. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and a compound of zuid (“south, southern”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The element oost was added to distinguish the settlement from West-Souburg.
See also Zealandic Oôst-Soeburg.


Schuddebeurs

* (Hulst) Attested as SCHUDDEBEURS in 1847. Compound of schudden (“shake, jangle”) and beurs (“purse”). Apparently named after a former inn.
* (Schouwen-Duiveland) Attested as Schuddeburs around 1750. Compound of schudden (“shake, jangle”) and beurs (“purse”). Named after an inn or, according to an alternative hypothesis, after a polder which cost a great deal of money to maintain. Compare Veegtes. See also Zealandic Schoddebozze.


Buttinge en Zandvoort

Named after Buttinge and the former fiefdom of Zandvoort.


Wissenkerke

First attested as wiscenkerke in 1230. Compound of Middle Dutch Wisce (a personal name) and kerk (“church”).
See also Zealandic Wissekaerke.


Meliskerke

First attested as hughenkerke que modo meliskercke dicitur in 1235. Compound of Middle Dutch Meinlof (a personal name) and kerk (“church”).
See also Zealandic Melis.


Westhoek

* (Friesland) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and hoek (“corner”). The toponym contrasts with Oosthoek. See also West Frisian De Westhoek.
* (Zeeland) First attested as Westhoek in 1913. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and hoek (“corner”).

A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands


Grijpskerke en Poppendamme

Named after Grijpskerke and Poppendamme.


Sint Laurens

First attested as ecclesia sancti Laurentii alias Popkinsburgh in the 13th century. Named after Saint Lawrence of Rome.
See also Zealandic Sint-Lauwers.

A village and former municipality of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands


Oudedorp

Attested as Oude dorp in 1773. Compound of oud (“old”) and dorp (“village, settlement”).
See also Zealandic 't Ouwedurp, Oudsdorp.

A hamlet in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands


Klein-Valkenisse

Attested as Klein-Valkenisse in 1838-1857. Compound of klein (“small, lesser”) and a compound toponym derived from Middle Dutch Valke (a personal name) and nisse (“headland, spit”). The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot-Valkenisse.


Arnemuiden

First attested as arnemuda in 1233. Compound of the hydronym Arne and the dative plural form of muide (“mouth”). The hydronym Arne either derives from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“move”) or from an older form Rinne through metathesis.
See also Zealandic Erremu, Erremuje.

A city and former municipality of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands


Sint Joosland

Named after Sint Joosland, currently part of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland.


Schellach

First attested as scellagt in 1270 or 1273. Derived from Middle Dutch schilacht (“dispute, argument”). The toponym refers to a border area which was the subject of land disputes. Compare Cabauw, Hebrecht, Kijfhoek, Kijfwaard, Kibbelgaarn, Kibbelveen, Krakeel, Krakeelpolder and Strijkviertel.


Brigdamme

First attested as brigdamme around 1205. Compound of an umlauted form of brug (“bridge, jetty”) and the dative singular form of dam (“dam”).
See also Zealandic Perdamme.

A hamlet and former municipality of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands


Ellewoutsdijk

First attested as elewoldesdike in 1216. Compound of Middle Dutch Elewold (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Ellesdiek.

A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands


Baarland

First attested as baeland in 1295. Compound of Middle Dutch baer (“barren, infertile”) and land (“land”).
See also Zealandic Baerland.


Ovezande

First attested as avesand in 1318-1319. Compound of Middle Dutch Ave (a personal name) and zand (“sand bar”).


Heinkenszand

First attested as heynekijnssand in 1351. Derived from a diminutive form of Middle Dutch Hendrik (a personal name) and zand (“sand bar”).
See also Zealandic Eintjeszand, 'Eintjeszand.


Oudelande

First attested as in badickendorpe ende in oudelant aen die zuudtzyde in 1312. Derived from oudland (“already existing land, land which has not been reclaimed”).
See also Zealandic Ouwelande.


Knaphof

A hamlet in Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands


Baarsdorp

First attested as barsdorp in 1278. Compound of Old Dutch Baer (a personal name) and dorp (“farmstead, village”).
See also Zealandic Baesdurp.


Hoedekenskerke

First attested as hoedekinskerke and oedekinskerke around 1280. Compound of a diminutive form of Middle Dutch Odo (a personal name) and kerk (“church”).
See also Zealandic Oedjeskerke.


Lewedorp

Attested as Noordkraaijert in 1913. Compound of Lewe (a personal name) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Named after squire Unico Evert Lewe van Neijenstein (1863-1935), mayor of 's-Heer Arendskerke between 1892 and 1933.
See also Zealandic 't Lewedurp.

A village in Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands


Nieuw-Abeele

Attested as Abeele (De groote) en (De kleine) in 1874. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and Middle Dutch abeel (“silver poplar, Populus alba”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot-Abeele.


Bakendorp

First attested as badekendorp in 1285-1286. Compound of Middle Dutch Badeke (a personal name) and dorp (“farmstead, village”).
See also Zealandic Bikkedurp.


Graszode

Attested as de Grasvazen in 1838-1857. Derived from graszode (“sod of grass”).
See also Zealandic De Hosvazze, De Gosvazze.


's-Heerenhoek

Attested as S Heerenhoek around 1750. Compound of heer (“lord”) and hoek (“corner”). Named after the lords of 's-Heer Arendskerke.
See' also Zealandic Seêrenoek.


Driewegen

* (Borsele) First attested as ten Drienwegen in 1505. Derived from Middle Dutch driewech (“three-way intersection”).
* (Terneuzen) Attested as Driewegen in 1838-1857. Derived from archaic drieweg (“three-way intersection”).
See also Zealandic Driewéh'n.

A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Scheldeoord

Compound of the hydronym Schelde and oord (“place”).


's-Gravenpolder

First attested as dat nuweland van vortrap in 1318. Compound of graaf (“count”) and polder (“polder”). Named after William I, Count of Hainaut, who initiated the land reclamation projects which created the land the settlement is built on.
See also Zealandic Schraevenpolder.


Borssele

First attested as brumsale in 976. Compound of Old Dutch *brum (“edge, bank”) and sale (“hall home”). Compare Brummen.
See also Zealandic Bossele.


Langeweegje

/ˌlɑ.ŋəˈʋeːx.jə/

Attested as Lange weg in 1866. Compound of lang (“long”) and the diminutive form of weg (“way, road”).
See also Zealandic 't Langweegje.


Rijkebuurt

Attested as Rijke Buurt around 1750. Compound of rijk (“rich”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”).
See also Zealandic Riekebuurte.


Kwadendamme

Attested as Quaendamme in 1581. Compound of Middle Dutch quaet (“in disrepair”) and dam (“dam”). Compare Vuilendam.
See also Zealandic Kwedamme, Kwîdamme.


's-Heer Abtskerke

First attested as verscvliet in 1197-1212. Compound of heer (“lord”), abt (“abbot”) and kerk (“church”). The abbot in question was the abbot of the Westmonster Monastery in Middelburg.
See also Zealandic Schrabbekerke.


Nieuw- en Sint Joosland

First attested as Sint Joes sant in 1504-1505. Derived from the toponyms Nieuwland (a compound of nieuw (“new”) and land (“land”)) and Sint Joosland (a compound of the name of Saint Judoc and land (“land”)). Originally two independent fiefdoms.
See also Zealandic 't Nieuwland.


Sinoutskerke

First attested as synoteskerke in 1197-1212. Compound of Middle Dutch Synot (a personal name) or Synoud (a personal name) and kerk (“church”).
See also Zealandic Sieskerke.


De Groe

First attested as St Maarten ter Groede in the 16th century. Derived from Middle Dutch groede (“overgrown alluvial land deposited by the sea”). Compare Graauw, Groede and Groet.
See also Zealandic Groe.


Oud-Sabbinge

/ˌɑu̯t ˈsɑ.bɪ.ŋə/

First attested as sabbinge in 1208 and 1213. Derived from Old Dutch Sabbe (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
See also Zealandic Oud-Sabbehe, 't Ouweland.


Abbekinderen

First attested as Abbekinderen in 1571. Compound of Middle Dutch Abbe (a personal name) and the plural form of kind (“child”). The toponym refers to an undivided property inherited by the children of an otherwise unknown individual Abbe. Compare 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen and Waanskinderen.
See also Zealandic Abbekinders.


Planketent

Attested as Planketent in 1899. Compound of plank (“plank, wooden board”) and tent (“temporary accommodation”). Compare Plankendorp.


Blauwewijk

/ˈblɑu̯.əˌʋɛi̯k/

Attested as Blauwe-Wijk in 1936. Compound of blauw (“blue”) and wijk (“settlement, neighbourhood”). Named for the colour of the roof tiles of the settlement's first houses. The element blauw was added to distinguish the settlement from Roodewijk.
See also Zealandic Blaeuwewiek.


Eindewege

/ˈɛi̯n.dəˌʋeː.ɣə/

Attested as Einde Wege in 1899. Compound of einde (“end”) and weg (“way, road”). The settlement is located at the terminus of a road leading from Goes to a harbour on the Schenge.
See also Zealandic Èndewehe.


Tervaten

Attested as VATE (TER) in 1848. Derived from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Zealandic vate (“water bowl, watering place for cattle”).


Kattendijke

First attested as cattindic in 1214. Compound of kat and dijk (“levee”). The element kat is difficult to interpret; it may derive from Middle Dutch katte (“earthen mound supported by beams and poles”) or be used in a metaphorical sense to refer to the poor quality of the levee. Compare Cadzand.
See also Zealandic Kattendieke.

cog

A village and former municipality of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands


Wolphaartsdijk

First attested as wulfardsdike in 1147. Compound of Old Dutch Wulfard (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Wolfersdiek.


Waanskinderen

First attested as heeren tot waenskinderen in 1453. Compound of a familiar form of Middle Dutch Johannes (a personal name) and the plural form of kind (“child”). The toponym refers to an undivided property inherited by the children of an otherwise unknown individual Johannes. Compare Abbekinderen and 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen.
See also Zealandic Waenskinders.


Goese Sas

Attested as SAS-VAN-GOES (HET) of het Goessche-Sas in 1847. Derived from the toponym Goes and sas (“lift-lock”).
See also Zealandic 't Sas.


Roodewijk

Attested as Roodewijk in 1936. Compound of rood (“red”) and wijk (“settlement, neighbourhood”). Named for the colour of the roof tiles of the settlement's first houses. The element rood was added to distinguish the settlement from Blauwewijk.
See also Zealandic Rooiewiek.


Kloetinge

First attested as clotinge in 1216. Derived from Old Dutch *klôta (“lump, round object”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-, here referring to an elevated location. Compare Kruiningen and Teteringen.
See also Zealandic Kloetehen, Kloetehe.


Sluis De Piet

Compound of sluis (“lock, sluice”) and the hydronym De Piet, likely named after the former owner of lands next to the river, the Chapter of Saint Peter at Utrecht.


Borsele

Meronyms: Baarland, Baarsdorp, Bakendorp, Borssele, Coudorpe, De Groe, De Zak, Driewegen, Ellewoutsdijk, Graszode, Heinkenszand, Het Oudeland, Hoedekenskerke, Knaphof, Koekoek, Kwadendamme, Langeweegje, Lewedorp, Nieuwdorp, Nisse, Oudelande, Ovezande, Rijkebuurt, Scheldeoord, 's-Gravenpolder, 's-Heer Abtskerke, 's-Heerenhoek, Sinoutskerke, 't Vlaandertje


Monnikendijk

First attested as aggerem versus occidentalem partem et australem in 1224. Compound of monnik (“monk”) and dijk (“levee”). The levee after which the settlement is named was constructed by monks from the Ter Does abbey.


's-Heer Arendskerke

First attested as Ecclesia Arnoldi around 1280. Derived from heer (“lord”), Middle Dutch Arnold (a personal name) and kerk (“church”).
See also Zealandic Sraskerke.


Brijdorpe

First attested as bridorpia in 1231. Compound of Middle Dutch bri (“sludge, unstable ground”) and the dative singular form of dorp (“village, settlement”).
See also Zealandic Briepe.

inh

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


's-Heer Hendrikskinderen

First attested as Ecclesiam Henrici in 1267. Compound of heer (“lord”), Middle Dutch Hendrik (a personal name) and the plural form of kind (“child”). The toponym refers to an undivided property inherited by the children of the otherwise unknown individual Hendrik. Compare Abbekinderen and Waanskinderen.
See also Zealandic Sreinskinders, Schreiskinders.


Dijkwel

First attested as dicwale in 1264. Compound of dijk (“levee”) and Middle Dutch wael (“kolk lake”).

A hamlet in Kapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands


Schore

First attested as scoren in 1253. Derived from Middle Dutch scor (“bank, alluvial land located on the outside of a levee”).

A village and former municipality of Kapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands


Middenhof

A hamlet in Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands


Wemeldinge

/ˈʋeː.məlˌdɪ.ŋə/

First attested as wemelbinghe in 1222. Derived from Old Dutch Wimeld (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
See also Zealandic Weumelinge.


Rilland

First attested as relant in 1186. Compound of Old Dutch ried (“reed”) and land (“land”).

A village and former municipality of Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands


Yerseke

First attested as gersake in 966. Likely derived from a hydronym of unknown etymology.
See also Zealandic Iese, Yese.

unk

unknown


Rilland-Bath

A former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Vlake

First attested as ulache in 1204. Substantivised form of Middle Dutch vlac (“smooth, even”), here referring to the smooth surface of the water above a shallow area.
See also Zealandic Vlaeke, Vleêke.


Krabbendijke

First attested as crabbendic in 1187. Derived from the engineering term krabbendijk (“sea defence consisting of wooden poles located in front of the main levee”). Compare Krabbendam.
See also Zealandic Krabbendieke, Krabb'ndieke.


Fort Bath

Named after the former Fort Bath fortress.


Stationsbuurt

Attested as Stationsbuurt in 1936. Compound of station (“train station”) and buurt (“hamlet, settlement”).
See also Zealandic De Stationsbuurte.


Waarde

First attested as ward in 1219 and 1222. Derived from Middle Dutch wert (“land next to water, riverine island”).
See also Zealandic Waerde.


Nieuwland

* (Vijfheerenlanden) First attested as nuwelant around 1320. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed land, recently cultivated land”).
* (Friesland) First attested as Nieuwland in 1851-1855. Calque of West Frisian Nijlân, derived in turn from nijlân (“newly reclaimed land”).
* (Zeeland) First attested as noua terra in 1238. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed land, recently cultivated land”).
* (Amersfoort) First attested as ten nyenlande in 1381-1383. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed land, recently cultivated land”).
* (Schiedam) First attested as nuweland in 1346. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed land, recently cultivated land”).
* (Voorne aan Zee) Derived from nieuwland (“newly reclaimed land”).
* (former municipality) Named after Nieuwland, currently part of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland.

A village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Eversdijk

First attested as euerdeisdike in 1235. Compound of Middle Dutch Everdey (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Eversdiek.

A hamlet and former municipality of Kapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands


Gawege

/ˈɣaː.ʋeː.ɣə/

First attested as van den damme van de ghawege in 1288. Derived from Middle Dutch ghawege (“connecting road”). Compare Delfgauw, Gaag and Gauw.
See also Zealandic Gaewege.


Völckerdorp

Attested as Völckerdorp in 1904. Compound of Völcker (a surname) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Named after the initiator of the land reclamation project which created the land the settlement is located on, H. G. J. Völcker van Soelen en Alderhagen (1840-1908).
See also Zealandic Volkerdurp, Achttien'uuzen.


Kruiningen

First attested as cruninc in 1204. Derived from Old Dutch crune (“crown, crest”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingô-. Compare Kloetinge and Teteringen.
See also Zealandic Krunihe, Krunige, Krunehe.


Schorebrug

Attested as Schoorsche brug of Schorebrug in 1899. Compound of the toponym Schore and brug (“bridge”).


Nieuwlande

* (Drenthe) First attested as Nieuwlande in 1936. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and land (“land”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Neilaande.
* (Zeeland) First attested as nova terra in 1238. Derived from Middle Dutch nieuwland (“newly reclaimed land”). Lost to flooding in 1532.

A village in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands

A former village and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Reimerswaal

First attested as reimarswal in 1204. Compound of Old Dutch Reimar (a personal name) and waal (“kolk lake”). The city was lost to flooding in 1530.
The municipality was named after the city.

Meronyms: Bath, Gawege, Hansweert, Krabbendijke, Kruiningen, Middenhof, Oostdijk, Rilland, Roelshoek, Schorebrug, Stationsbuurt, Vlake, Völckerdorp, Waarde, Yerseke


Oost- en Middelzwake

Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and middel (“middle, mid-”) and the hydronym Zwake, the name of a former marginal sea.


Oostdijk

* (Zeeland) Attested as Oostdijk in 1899. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and dijk (“levee”). See also Zealandic Oôsdiek.
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as oestdijck in 1515. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and dijk (“levee”). See also Zealandic Den Oôsdiek.

A village in Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Goeree-Overflakkee, South Holland, Netherlands


Kuitaart

First attested as up coytaerde in 1469. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a hydronym.

unk

unknown

A village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands


Clinge

First attested as die clinc in the third quarter of the 13th century. Derived from Middle Dutch clinge (“hill, elevated place, hilly geest”).

inh

A village and former municipality of Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands


Hontenisse

First attested as guntenesse in 1182-1183. Compound of the hydronym Honte and Old Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”).
The municipality was named after the village.


Lamswaarde

First attested as lamswerd around 1260. Compound of a shortened form of Middle Dutch Lambert (a personal name) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island”).


Boschkapelle

Compound of bos (“forest”) and kapel (“chapel”).
The village was gradually absorbed into Vogelwaarde.


Terhole

Attested as Ten Hole in 1542. Compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Middle Dutch hool (“floodgate with a stone bridge”).


Vogelwaarde

Attested as Vogelwaarde in 1936. Compound of the hydronym Vogel and waard (“land next to water, riverine island”). See also Vogelfort.


Kapellebrug

First attested as ter eecken in 1459. Compound of kapel (“chapel”) and brug (“bridge”).


Graauw en Langendam

Named after Graauw and the Langendam polder.


Walsoorden

First attested as volcousthord, vocousthord and uolcoiort in 1210. Compound of a familiar variant of Old Dutch Waldo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and oord (“land protruding into or next to water”).


Kloosterzande

First attested as terra que Sand et Grotha appelatur in 1170. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and zand (“sand bar, alluvial sand deposit”). The element klooster refers to a possession of the Ter Duinen abbey.


Graauw

First attested as grotha in 1170. Derived from Old Dutch grode (“overgrown alluvial land deposited by the sea”). Compare De Groe, Groede and Groet.


Nieuw-Namen

First attested as hulsterlo in 1136. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and the toponym Namen. Named after the flooded village of Namen (part of the lands of Saeftinghe), which in turn was named after its location in the Polder van Namen, the polder itself having been constructed by (and named for) John I of Namur (1267-1330).


Sint Jansteen

First attested as Sancti Ioannis ad Lapidem in 1248. Compound of the name of Saint John the Baptist and Middle Dutch steen (“stone, rock”).


Hengstdijk

First attested as hencsdic in 1161. Compound of Old Dutch Henge (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”). The first element is not hengst (“stallion”).


Ossenisse

First attested as osnesse in 1164. Compound of the plural form of os (“ox, castrated bull”) and Old Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”). Compare Ossendrecht.


Stoppeldijk

First attested as stopeldic and stoupedich in 1227. Compound of Middle Dutch stoppel (“stalk, twig”) and dijk (“levee”). Compare Spierdijk.
The village was gradually absorbed into Vogelwaarde.


Wissekerke

First attested as wicenkerke in 1216. Compound of Middle Dutch Witze (a personal name) and kerk (“church”).

A hamlet and former municipality of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands


Absdale

First attested as te absdale around 1315. Compound of abt (“abbot”) and dal (“dale, valley”).


Biezelinge

First attested as byzelinge in 1246. Potentially derived from Old Dutch Bisilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from an ancient hydronym.
See also Zealandic Biezelehe.

A village in Kapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands


Baalhoek

Attested as Balhode in 1665. Likely a compound of the toponym Balle (a former village) and hoek (“corner”).


Hansweert

First attested as hannekinswaerde in 1353. Derived from a diminutive form of Middle Dutch Johannes (a personal name) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island”).
See also Zealandic Answest.


Duivenhoek

Attested as Duivels hoec around 1660. Compound of duivel (“devil”) and hoek (“corner”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to duif (“dove”) in an effort to lessen the negative connotations of the toponym. Compare Roverberg.


Kamperhoek

Attested as Camperhoek in 1865. Compound of the toponym Kampen and hoek (“corner”).


Fluitershoek

Perhaps a compound of fluiter (“garden warbler, Sylvia borin”) and hoek (“corner”). Compare Knuitershoek.


Halfeind

Attested as Halfeind in 1936. Compound of half (“half”) and eind (“end”). Named for its location midway between Clinge and Nieuw-Namen.


Krabbenhoek

Attested as KRABBENHOEK in 1845. Compound of either the plural form of krab (“crab”) or Krabben (a surname) and hoek (“corner”).


Kruisdorp

Attested as Cruijsdijcke in 1664. Compound of kruis (“cross”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The settlement was named for its location in the Kruispolder.


Kruispolderhaven

Attested as Kruis Polder in 1838-1857. Compound of the toponym Kruispolder and haven (“harbour”).


Kreverhille

Attested as Kreverhille in 1844. Compound of either an otherwise unknown toponym *Kreve or Krever (a surname) and hil (“hill, elevated place”).


Knuitershoek

Attested as Knuitershoek in 1838-1857. Compound of dialectal knuiter (“common linnet, Linaria cannabina”) and hoek (“corner”). Compare Fluitershoek.


Roelshoek

Attested as ROELSHOEK in 1847. Compound of Roel (a personal name) and hoek (“corner”).
See also Zealandic Roels'oek.


Emmadorp

Attested as Emmadorp in 1936. Compound of Emma (a personal name) and dorp (“village, settlement”). Named after Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858-1934).


't Hoekje

Attested as Hoekje in 1936. Derived from the diminutive form of hoek (“corner”).


Kalverdijk

* (Noord-Holland) Attested as Caluerdyck in 1575. Compound of kalf (“calf”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.
* (Zeeland) Compound of kalf (“calf”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

A hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands


Keizerrijk

Attested as Keizerrijk in 1899. Derived from keizerrijk (“empire”). Perhaps a pun built around Keizer (a surname) and rijk (“realm”).


Luntershoek

Attested as Luntershoek in 1841. Compound of Lunter (a surname) and hoek (“corner”).


Pauluspolder

First attested as Pauli mansura in 1264. Compound of Paulus (a personal name) and polder (“polder”). The settlement was named for its location in the Ser Pauluspolder.


Statenboom

Attested as Statenboom in 1866. Compound of Staten (“Estates General”) and boom (“barrier”).


Ruischendegat

attested as Ruischende Gat in 1865. Compound of ruisen (“rustle, whisper”) and gat (“mouth of a creek”). Originally a hydronym.


Prosperdorp

Attested as Prosperdorp in 1936. Compound of Prosper (a personal name) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The settlement was named for its location in the Prosperpolder, which was named in turn after its primary investor, Duke Prosper Lodewijk van Arenberg (1785-1861).


Roverberg

Attested as RauersBergh in 1573. Compound of Rover (a surname) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Named after a former fortress. Compare Duivenhoek.


Perkpolder

Attested as PERK-POLDER (DEN), den Park-polder of den Perken-polder in 1847. Compound of perk (“enclosed area, parcel”) and polder (“polder”). The hamlet was named after the eponymous polder.


Schapershoek

Attested as Schapers Pr in 1747. Compound of Schaper (a surname) and hoek (“corner, bend”). The settlement was named for its location in the Schapers Polder.


Scheldevaartshoek

Attested as Schelfhoutshoek in 1838-1857. Compound of Schelfhout (a surname) and hoek (“corner, bend”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted into a hydronym.


Oude Stoof

Attested as Oudestoof in 1866. Derived from oud (“old”) and stoof (“drying oven”). See also Stoof.


Patrijzenhoek

Attested as Het Patrijsje in 1838-1857. Compound of the plural form of patrijs (“partridge, Perdix perdix”) and hoek (“corner”).


Strooienstad

Attested as Strooiestad in 1899. Compound of strooien (“made of straw”) and stad (“place”). The settlement was named for the material used to build its first houses. Compare Stroobos, Stroodorp, Stroodorpe and Strooiendorp.


Kleverskerke

First attested as clawarskerke in 1251. Compound of Middle Dutch Clawaert (a personal name) and kerk (“church”).

A village and former municipality of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands


Tasdijk

Attested as Tasdijk in 1899. Potentially a compound of the verb tassen (“stack, pile up”) and dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.


Stoppeldijkveer

Attested as Stoppeldijksche Veer in 1838-1857. Compound of the toponym Stoppeldijk and veer (“ferry, crossing”).


Zeedorp

Attested as het Zeedorp in 1846. Derived from zeedorp (“maritime village”).


Sluiskil

Attested as Sluiskil in 1839. Derived from sluiskil (“drainage channel of a sluice”).
See also Zealandic Sluuskille.

A village in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Spui

Attested as ter Zouter Speye in 1549. Derived from spui (“lift-lock”). Named after a former lock.
See also Zealandic Spuuje.


Zandstraat

Attested as Zandstraat in 1936. Compound of zand (“sand”) and straat (“street, road”).
See also Zealandic De Zandstraote.


Bouchauterhaven

Attested as Bouchhautse haven around 1750. Compound of the toponym Boekhoute and haven (“harbour”).

A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Koewacht

Attested as De Coewagt in 1640. Compound of koe (“cow”) and wacht (“watch, guard”).

A village and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Eendragt

Derived from eendracht (“unity”). The settlement was named after its location in the Eendragtspolder.


Paal

Attested as PAAL (DE) in 1847. Derived from paal (“pole”). The toponym refers to an old beacon or marker.


Hasjesstraat

Attested as Hasjesstraat in 1838-1857. The settlement was named after its location next to the eponymous street.


De Sterre

Attested as Het Sterretje in 1838-1857. Probably named after a former café.


Drieschouwen

Attested as De 3 Schouwen in 1838-1857. Compound of drie (“three”) and the plural form of schouw (“chimney”). Apparently named after three former salterns.


Overslag

Attested as ten Overslach in 1542. Derived from overslag (“place where cargo is transferred between vehicles”).
See also Zealandic D'n Overslag.


Westdorpe

First attested as Westdorp in 1545. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiddorpe.
See also Zealandic Wesdurpe.


De Knol

Attested as De Knol in 1838-1857. Derived from knol (“extremity of a levee”).


Zuiddorpe

First attested as zuutdorp in 1366-1367. Compound of zuid (“south-, southern”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The element zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Westdorpe.
See also Zealandic Siedurpe, Zuudurpe.


Zaamslag

First attested as sameslath in 1163. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Dutch slaht (“levee, dammed-in area”). The first element may be (cognate with) Old Dutch same (“seed, wheat”).
See also Zealandic Zaomslag, Zaemslag.


De Ratte

Attested as Ratte (De) in 1899. Apparently named after a kolk lake called De Ratteput ("the Rats' well"). See also De Muis.


Griete

Attested as Griete (De) in 1899. Derived from a shortened form of Margaretha (a personal name). The settlement was named for its location in the Margarethapolder, which was named in turn after its chief investor, Margaretha de Mauregnault. Compare Magrette and Margret.


Boerengat

Attested as Boerengat in 1838-1857. Compound of boer (“farmer”) and gat (“mouth of a creek”). Originally a hydronym.
See also Zealandic Boerehat.


Sas van Gent

First attested as Tzas in 1573. Derived from sas (“lift-lock”) and the toponym Gent.
See also Zealandic Sas.

A city and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Fort Ferdinandus

Attested as Ferdinandus Fort in 1655. Derived from fort (“fortress”) and Ferdinandus (a personal name). Named after a former Spanish fortress located in the Ferdinanduspolder, which was named in turn after Ferdinand of Austria (1609-1641).


Mauritsfort

Attested as Mauritius Fort in 1636. Compound of Maurits (a personal name) and fort (“fortress”). Named after a fort constructed by Prince Maurice of Orange.


Isabellahaven

Attested as Izabelle-sluis in 1845. Compound of Isabella (a personal name) and haven (“harbour”). The settlement was named for its location in the Groote Isabellepolders, which are named in turn after Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633), daughter of Philip II and Regent of the Netherlands from 1621 to 1633.


Kwakkel

Attested as Kwakkel in 1838-1857. Derived from dialectal kwakkel (“quail, Coturnix coturnix”). Likely named after a former inn.


Magrette

Attested as MAGRETTE, ook wel in de wandeling de Stad-David genoemd in 1846. Likely derived from the personal name Margaretha. Compare Griete and Margret.
See also Zealandic De Mahrette.


Hoek van de Dijk

Derived from hoek (“corner”) and dijk (“levee”). The settlement was named after its location next to the corner of two levees.


Poonhaven

Attested as Poonhaventje in 1838-1857. Compound of poon (“type of ship”) and haven (“harbour, port”).
See also Zealandic 't Poôntje.


Schapenbout

Attested as Schapenbout in 1840. Compound of the plural form of schaap (“sheep”) and dialectal bout (“remaining section of a collapsed or destroyed levee”). Named for the fact that the inhabitants of the settlement took their sheep to pasture on the remains of the levee.
See also Zealandic Schaopenbout.


Reedijk

* (Zeeland) Attested as Reedijk in 1936. Compound of dialectal ree (“boundary line, border”) and dijk (“levee”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Attested as Jan Hendriks Reedijck in 1631. Compound of dialectal ree (“boundary line, border”) and dijk (“levee”).

A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands


Vaartwijk

Attested as Vaartwijk in 1848. Compound of vaart (“navigable water”) and wijk (“settlement”).


Kamperse Hoek

Attested as Camperhoek in 1838-1857. Derived from the toponym Kampen and hoek (“corner, bend”).


Waterhuis

/ˈʋaː.tərˌɦœy̯s/

Attested as Waterhuis in 1866. Derived from waterhuis (“building which provides water infrastructure”).


Zandplaat

Derived from zandplaat (“sand bar, sandy alluvial deposit”). Named after a former sand bar.


Passluis

Attested as Passluis in 1838-1857. Compound of pas (“sea passage, gully”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after the former Het Pas fortress.


Reuzenhoek

Attested as Reuzenhoek in 1838-1857. Compound of either the plural form of roos (“rose, Rosa sp.”) or Rosen (a surname) and hoek (“corner”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted as the plural form of reus (“giant”).
See also Zealandic De Reuzen'oek.


Sluis

* (Sluis) First attested as sluse in 1290. Derived from sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a former lock. See also Zealandic Sluus.
* (Utrecht) Derived from sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a nearby sluice.
* (Hulst) Attested as De 3 Gezusters, Drie Gezusters in 1838-1857. Derived from sluis (“lock, sluice”). The alternative name Drie Gezusters ("Three Sisters") refers to the hamlet's location next to a levee called the Drie Gezustersdijk.

Meronyms: Aardenburg, Akkerput, Bakkersdam, Balhofstede, Biezen, Boerenhol, Breskens, Cadzand, Cadzand-Bad, De Munte, De Pas, Draaibrug, Eede, Groede, Heille, Het Zwindorp, Hoofdplaat, Hoogeweg, IJzendijke, Kapitalendam, Klakbaan, Klein-Brabant, Koninginnehaven, Kruisdijk, Kruishoofd, Maagd van Gent, Maaidijk, Marolleput, Moershoofde, Molentje, Mollekot, Nieuwesluis, Nieuwland, Nieuwvliet, Nieuwvliet-Bad, Nummer Een, Oostburg, Oostburgsche Brug, Oudeland, Oudemenne, Plakkebord, Ponte, Ponte Avancé, Pyramide, Retranchement, Ronduit, Roodenhoek, Sasput, Scherpbier, Schoondijke, Sint Anna ter Muiden, Sint Kruis, Sint Pieter, Slapershaven, Slijkplaat, Slikkenburg, Sluissche Veer, Smedekensbrugge, Steenhoven, Steenoven, Stroopuit, Terhofstede, Tragel, Turkeye, Valeiskreek, Veldzicht, Vuilpan, Waterlandkerkje, Waterloo, Zuidzande

A city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Nieuwlandse Molen

Attested as Nieuwlandsche Molen in 1899. Derived from the toponym Nieuwland and molen (“mill”).


Sluis-Aardenburg

A former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Zwartenhoek

* (Zeeland) Attested as naar den Zwartenhoek in 1847. Compound of zwart (“black”) and hoek (“corner”). Named after a former sconce.
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of zwart (“black”) and hoek (“corner”). Named after a bend in the Zwartendijk.


Stroodorpe

Attested as Stroodorp in 1838-1857. Compound of stro (“straw”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The hamlet formed around a set of straw huts built as temporary accommodation for labourers working on the Gent-Terneuzen Channel. Compare Stroobos, Stroodorp, Strooiendorp and Strooienstad.


Zaamslagveer

Compound of the toponym Zaamslag and veer (“ferry, crossing”).
See also Zealandic 't Veer.


Paradijs

* (Noord-Holland) Derived from paradijs (“paradise”).
* (Zeeland) Attested as Het Paradijs in 1838-1857. Derived from paradijs (“paradise”). Named after a former inn. See also Zealandic Perdies.
* (Curaçao) Derived from paradijs (“paradise”). Named after a former plantation.

A hamlet in Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands


Rode Sluis

Attested as ROODE-SLUIS in 1847. Derived from rood (“red”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after the colour of the building materials used to construct the lock. Compare Blauwe Sluis, Blauwesluis, Zwartsluis and Zwartsluisje.


Oostburg

First attested as osborch in 949. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).
See also Zealandic Wòstburg.

A city and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands


Breskens

First attested as te brescins around 1300. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from Middle Dutch britse (“latticework”) does not match the oldest attestations. Potentially derived from bres (“hole, opening”) or Zealandic bres (“chunk of dune sand loosened by the sea”), here referring to a pool formed next to a destroyed levee.
See also Zealandic Bresjes.

cog

A village and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands


Cadzand

First attested as cadesand in 1111-1115. Presumably a compound of kade (“quay, embankment”) and zand (“sand”). Compare Kattendijke.
See also Zealandic Kezand, Kerzand, Kazand.


Aardenburg

First attested as rodenburgh in 966. Compound of an unclear first element and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The first element may be a Celtic hydronym *Rodana, rood (“red”), or a term derived from the Latin governmental designation pagus Rodanis. The first element was gradually reinterpreted as aarden (“earthen”). Compare Roomburg, Rotenburg an der Fulda and Rodborough.
See also Zealandic Erreburg, Aerenburg.


Nieuwvliet

First attested as Nieuvliet in 1514. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).
See also Zealandic Sinte Pier, Sente Pier.


Vogelfort

Attested as Vogelfort in 1838-1857. Compound of the hydronym Vogel and fort (“fortress”). Named after a former Spanish fortress. See also Vogelwaarde.


IJzendijke

First attested as isendica in 1127. Compound of Old Dutch Iso (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Iezendieke, Izendieke.


Eede

First attested as con apelle ee in 1279. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Middle Dutch aa (“body of water, river”). The -d- is a hypercorrection. Compare Ede, Een and Oud-Ade.
See also Zealandic Djì, Dêê.


Hoofdplaat

First attested as Hooge Plaet in 1665. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and plaat (“sand bar”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to hoofd (“head”).
See also Zealandic Dwòfdplaote, Dôôfplaote.


Wulpenbek

Attested as Wulpenbek in 1899. Derived from wulpenbek (“curlew's beak”). Likely derived from the name of a field.


Sint Anna ter Muiden

First attested as in muda in 1273. Derived from the name of Saint Anne and muiden (“river mouth”). The name of Saint Anne was added to distinguish the settlement from Muiden.
See also Zealandic Sint Anna ter Mu.


Groede

First attested as groede in 1133. Derived from Old Dutch grode (“overgrown alluvial land deposited by the sea”). Compare Graauw, De Groe and Groet.
See also Zealandic De Groe.


Retranchement

Attested as Een groot en seer sterck Retrenchement in 1617. Derived from French retranchement (“field fortification”). Named after a set of fortifications constructed in 1622 to protect the area from the Spanish Army.
See also Zealandic Truzement.


Klein Gent

Derived from klein (“small, little”) and the toponym Gent.


De Muis

Attested as Muis in 1936. Derived from muis (“mouse”). The name was chosen as a jocular way to distinguish the settlement from De Ratte.


Terneuzen

First attested as nose in 1340. Compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Middle Dutch nose (“headland, spit”).
See also Zealandic Neuzen.

Meronyms: Altena, Axel, Biervliet, Boerengat, Bouchauterhaven, De Knol, De Muis, De Ratte, De Sluis, De Sterre, Drieschouwen, Driewegen, Fort Ferdinandus, Griete, Hasjesstraat, Hoek, Hoek van de Dijk, Isabellahaven, Kamperse Hoek, Kijkuit, Klein Gent, Koewacht, Kwakkel, Magrette, Mauritsfort, Molenhoek, Nieuwe Molen, Nieuwlandse Molen, Oude Molen, Oude Polder, Overslag, Paradijs, Passluis, Philippine, Poonhaven, Posthoorn, Reedijk, Reuzenhoek, Rode Sluis, Sas van Gent, Schapenbout, Sint Andries, Sluiskil, Spui, Steenovens, Stroodorpe, Vaartwijk, Val, Waterhuis, Westdorpe, Wulpenbek, Zaamslag, Zaamslagveer, Zandplaat, Zandstraat, Zuiddorpe, Zwartenhoek


Schoondijke

First attested as in sconendiic in 1250. Compound of schoon (“clean, free of weeds”) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Schwòndieke.


Steenovens

Attested as De Steenovens in 1838-1857. Derived from the plural form of steenoven (“brick kiln”). Named after a set of former brickworks.


Biervliet

First attested as birulit in 1183. Originally a hydronym. The hydronym is a compound of Proto-Germanic *birnu- (“manure, dreck”) or bier (“beer”) and vliet (“running watercourse”). Compare Brouwershaven.


Oude Polder

Attested as Oudepolder in 1866. Derived from oud (“old”) and polder (“polder”).


Akkerput

Attested as Akkerput in 1899. Compound of akker (“farmland”) and put (“well, storage pit for vegetables”).


Waterlandkerkje

Attested as de Kerk op Waterland in 1740. Compound of the toponym Waterland (derived from a compound of water and land) and the diminutive form of kerk (“church”). Waterland was an area of reclaimed land which was lost to flooding in 1375. The village sprang up around a small church built for persecuted Protestants from Flanders.
See also Zealandic 't Kerkje.


Nieuwvliet-Bad

Compound of the toponym Nieuwvliet and bad (“bath”).

A village in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands


Bakkersdam

Attested as Bakkersdam in 1838-1857. Compound of Bakker (a surname) and dam (“dam”).


Balhofstede

Attested as Balhofstee in 1838-1857. Compound of either bal (“bullet, cannonball”) or Middle Dutch baelje (“fencing, pallisade”) and hofstede (“homestead, farmstead”).