Daniel

The village is named after a former plantation house.


Soto

Borrowed from Papiamentu Soto. Named after Anthony of Padua, the patron of the local parish church.


Santa Rosa

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Rosa, the Spanish name of Saint Rose. The village was founded as a Catholic mission.


Fortuna

Borrowed from Papiamentu Fortuna, derived in turn from the toponym Fortuyn, which referred to a plot of land.


Barber

Derived from Barbara (a personal name). Named after Barbare Exteen, the owner of the plantation which the village developed around.


Dein

Borrowed from Papiamentu Dein. Etymology unknown.

unk

unknown


Santa Maria

Borrowed from Papiamentu Santa Maria. Named after a church dedicated to Saint Mary.


Fontein

* (Aruba) Derived from fontein (“spring, source”).
* (Curaçao) Derived from fontein (“spring, source”). Originally the name of a plantation.
The surname derives from one of the senses of fontein or from one of several toponyms.


Zeelandia

From Zeeland + -ia.
The neighbourhood is named after a former plantation.


Punda

Borrowed from Papiamentu Punda, derived from punda (“point”), a calque of punt (“point”).


Otrabanda

Borrowed from Papiamentu Otrabanda, a compound of otro (“other”) + banda (“side”).


Julianadorp

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as School in 1867. Compound of Juliana + dorp. The village is named after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. The village received this name in 1909 at the request of Pieter Loopuyt, a descendant of the settlement's founder.
* (Curaçao) Compound of Juliana (a personal name) + dorp (“village, settlement”). Named after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of Juliana (a personal name) + dorp (“village, settlement”). Named after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. The neighbourhood's streets are named after members of the House of Orange.


Willemstad

* (Curaçao) Compound of Willem (a personal name) and stad (“city”). Named after William II of Orange (1626-1650).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Willemstat in 1639. Compound of Willem (a personal name) and stad (“city”). Named after William I of Orange (1533-1584).
* (Friesland) Attested as Willemstad (De) in 1899. Etymology uncertain. Possibly named after one of the first inhabitants or by a local family. The hamlet may also have been named after Willemstad in Noord-Brabant, which had heroically resisted a French siege in 1793. See also Dutch Low Saxon De Willemstad and West Frisian Willemstêd.
* (Groningen) First attested as WILLEMSTAD (DE) in 1849. Named after Willemstad in Noord-Brabant by a group of veterans of the Ten-Day Campaign.


Welgelegen

* (Opsterland) Attested as Welgelegen in 1848. Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”). The hamlet may have been named after a former café.
* (Curaçao) Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”). Named after a former monastery.
* (Leeuwarden) Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”).
* (Gelderland) Attested as Welgelegen in 1830-1855. Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”). Originally the name of a manor.
* (Haarlem) Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”).
* (Haarlemmermeer) Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”).
* (Utrecht) Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”). Named after a former farmhouse, named in turn after a former manor.


Muizenberg

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


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.


Westpunt

* (Aruba) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and punt (“point”). The village is located near the western extremity of the island.
* (Curaçao) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and punt (“point”). The village is located near the western extremity of the island.
* (Netherlands) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and punt (“point”). The neighbourhood is named for its location in the western extremity of two polders.


Rancho

* (Aruba) Borrowed from Papiamentu Rancho, derived from rancho (“ranch”).
* (Curaçao) Borrowed from Papiamentu Rancho, derived from rancho (“ranch”).


Mahuma

* (Aruba) Borrowed from Papiamentu Mahuma.
* (Curaçao) First attested in 1721 as Ligtenberg or Luchtenberg. Borrowed from Papiamentu Mahuma.


Lagún

Borrowed from Papiamentu Lagún, derived from lagún (“lagoon”). Probably named after a lagoon near the village.


Sint Willibrordus

Named after Saint Willibrord, the patron of the village church.


Tera Corá

Borrowed from Papiamentu Tera Corá, derived from tera (“earth”) and corá (“red”). The settlement is built on bauxite-rich soil.


Groot Davelaar

Named after a former plantation. The toponym contrasts with Klein Davelaar.


Klein Davelaar

Named after a former plantation. The toponym contrasts with Groot Davelaar.


Pos Cabai

Borrowed from Papiamentu Pos Cabai, derived from pos (“well”) and cabai (“horse”).


Gaitu

Borrowed from Papiamentu Gaitu. Named after a former agricultural garden.


Scharloo

Potentially derived from a compound of schaar (“share, sector”) and lo (“light forest”). According to a local etymology, the neighbourhood was named after a French lady.


Fleur de Marie

Borrowed from French Fleur de Marie (“Mary's flower”).


Grote Berg

Derived from groot (“big”) and berg (“mountain, hill”). Named after a large plantation house.


Wanapa

Unknown. The toponym is first attested in the 1940s as the name of a plot of land located near the current neighbourhood.


Maria Maai

Originally the name of a plot of land sold to one Maria Grasia in 1803.


Amerikanenkamp

Compound of the plural form of Amerikaan (“American”) and kamp (“encampment”). The area was used as a military base by American soldiers guarding the island's oil refinery during the Second World War.


Groot Piscadera

Derived from groot (“big, great”) and Papiamentu Piscadera, the name of a plantation.


Saliña

Borrowed from Papiamentu Saliña, derived from saliña (“salt lake, inland lake”).


Domi

First attested as Domini in 1754. Borrowed from Papiamentu Domi.


Fortuna Ariba

Borrowed from Papiamentu Fortuna Ariba, derived from the toponym Fortuna and ariba (“above, upper”). The toponym contrasts with Fortuna Abou.


Fortuna Abou

Borrowed from Papiamentu Fortuna Abou, derived from the toponym Fortuna and abou (“below, lower”). The toponym contrasts with Fortuna Ariba.


Seru Fortuna

Borrowed from Papiamentu Seru Fortuna, derived from seru (“mountain”) and the toponym Fortuna.


Jan Sofat

Borrowed from Papiamentu Jan Sofat, derived from Jan (a personal name) and zoutvat (“saltshaker, salt barrel”). Originally the name of a plantation.


Jan Thiel

Allegedly derived from the name of the owner of the plantation which the neighbourhood developed around.


Brakkeput Ariba

Borrowed from Papiamentu Brakkeput Ariba, derived from a compound of brak (“brackish”), put (“well”) and ariba (“east”). The toponym contrasts with Brakkeput Abou.


Brakkeput Abou

Borrowed from Papiamentu Brakkeput Abou, derived from a compound of brak (“brackish”), put (“well”) and abou (“west”). The toponym contrasts with Brakkeput Ariba.


Groot Kwartier

Derived from groot (“big, great”) and kwartier (“quarter”). Originally the name of a plantation.


Emmastad

Compound of Emma (a personal name) and stad (“city”).


Dominguito

Borrowed from Papiamentu Dominguito. Named after a plot of land.


Bottelier

Derived from bottelier (“steward's mate”). Originally the name of a plantation.


Souax

Borrowed from Papiamentu Souax. Named after a former plantation.


Jan Donker

Originally the name of a plantation named after its first owner.


Jan Kok

Derived from the name of the first owner of the plantation which the village developed around.


Wishi

Borrowed from Papiamentu Wishi, derived from "Our Wish", the name of a former manor.


Abrahamsz

Likely derived from the surname of the first owner of the plantation which the neighbourhood developed around.


Kanga

Borrowed from Papiamentu Kanga. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from the term for "poverty" in a now lost creole language or a reference to the toponym Kongo.

unk

uncertain


Kwarchi

Borrowed from Papiamentu Kwarchi, derived from kwartje (“quarter”). The land the village stands on was sold for one quarter per square meter to the Phelipa family.


Hato

Borrowed from Papiamentu Hato, potentially derived from Spanish hato (“ranch”). The coastal strip was a suitable location for cattle ranching.


Esperansa

Borrowed from Papiamentu Esperansa, derived from esperansa (“hope”).


Stenen Koraal

Derived from stenen (“stone-”) and a variant of kraal (“corral”).


Brievengat

Likely a compound of an unclear first element and gat (“mouth, passage”).


Schelpwijk

Compound of schelp (“shell”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The first element is a jocular reference to the builders of the neighbourhood, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company. Compare Essoville, Lagoville and Standardville.


Montaña Abou

Borrowed from Papiamentu Montaña Abou, derived from montaña (“mountain”) and abou (“west”). Montaña was originally the name of an estate.


Montaña Rey

Borrowed from Papiamentu Montaña Rey, derived from montaña (“mountain”) and rey (“king”). Montaña was originally the name of an estate.


Sint Jacob

Named after Saint Jacob. Originally the name of an estate.


Mon Repos

Borrowed from Papiamentu Mon Repos, derived from mon (“my”) and repos (“rest”). Originally the name of a plot of land.


Mundo Nobo

Borrowed from Papiamentu Mundo Nobo, derived from mundo (“world”) and nobo (“new”). Named after a former military hospital.


Bonam

Borrowed from Papiamentu Bonam. Allegedly derived from bon (“good”) and hombre (“man, name”).