Mexico

From Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco, q.v.

ellipsis of Mexico-Stad (= Mexico City): the capital city of Mexico


Japan

> Afrikaans: Japan (inherited)

→ Arabic: اليابان (al-yābān)

desctree

→ Danish: Japan
→ Faroese: Japan
→ Icelandic: Japan

⇒ English: Japan, Giapan (obsolete), Japonia (obsolete), Japon (obsolete)
> Tok Pisin: Siapan (inherited)
→ Bengali: জাপান (japan)
→ Burmese: ဂျပန် (gya.pan)
→ Gujarati: જાપાન (jāpān)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: जापान (jāpān)
→ Dhivehi: ޖާފާނު (jāfānu)
Urdu: جاپان (jāpān)
→ Irish: Seapáin
→ Japanese: ジャパン
→ Marathi: जपान (japān)
→ Marshallese: Jepaan
→ Persian:
Dari: جَاپَان (jāpān)
⇒ Samoan: Iapani
→ Tamil: ஜப்பான் (jappāṉ)
→ Telugu: జపాను (japānu)
→ Welsh: Japan
→ Welsh: Siapan
→ Yoruba: Jèpáànì

→ German: Japan
→ Estonian: Jaapan
→ Finnish: Japani
→ Hungarian: Japán
→ Ladin: Iapan
→ Latvian: Japāna
→ Norwegian: Japan
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: Јапан
Latin script: Japan
→ Yiddish: יאַפּאַן (yapan)
→ Hebrew: יפן (yapan)

→ Swedish: Japan

→ West Frisian: Japan

From Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”).

der

Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)


USSR

Unie van Socialistische Sovjetrepublieken#Dutch

(historical) USSR (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; the Soviet Union; in full, Unie van Socialistische Sovjetrepublieken)


NAVO

acronym of Noord-Atlantische Verdragsorganisatie (“NATO”)


EU

EU; initialism of Europese Unie (“European Union”)


Finland

nl-proper noun

Finland n (adjective Fins or Finlands, demonym Fin m or Finlander m or Finse f or Finlandse f)

Fins (adjective)
Finlands (adjective)
Fin (demonym masculine)
Finlander (demonym masculine)
Finse (demonym feminine)
Finlandse (demonym feminine)
Finlandt (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed and first attested in the 16th century Dutch translation of Olaus Magnus Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus by Cornelius Grapheus, but whether it was borrowed from Latin or a Germanic translation, e.g. Swedish, Low German or High German, is uncertain.


Andorra

Andorra n (adjective Andorrees, demonym Andorrees m or Andorrese f)

Andorrees (adjective)
Andorrees (demonym masculine)
Andorrese (demonym feminine)

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


Afghanistan

Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


Angola

/ˌɑŋˈɣoː.laː/


Bhutan

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


Belize

Belize (an English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras)


Canada

Probably borrowed from French Canada.
The hamlet is attested as Canada in 1954. It was named after the country. Originally the name of a farmhouse.

a hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands


Colombia

Borrowed from Spanish Colombia. Named after Christopher Columbus.


Cuba

Afrikaans: Kuba

Borrowed from Spanish Cuba, of disputed origin.

Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


Cyprus

Cyprus n (adjective Cypriotisch, demonym Cyprioot m or Cypriotische f)

Cypriotisch (adjective)
Cyprioot (demonym masculine)
Cypriotische (demonym feminine)

→ Indonesian: Siprus

Ultimately from Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


Guatemala

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Iran

Ultimately from Persian ایران (irân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾyʿʾn).

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Jamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Kiribati

Kiribati (a country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein n (adjective Liechtensteins, demonym Liechtensteiner m or Liechtensteinse f)

Liechtensteins (adjective)
Liechtensteiner (demonym masculine)
Liechtensteinse (demonym feminine)

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


Monaco

Monaco n (adjective Monegaskisch, demonym Monegask m or Monegaskische f)

Monegaskisch (adjective)
Monegask (demonym masculine)
Monegaskische (demonym feminine)


Malta

Malta n (adjective Maltees, demonym Maltees m or Maltezer m or Maltese f)

Maltees (adjective)
Maltees (demonym masculine)
Maltezer (demonym masculine)
Maltese (demonym feminine)

From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v. The neighbourhood was named after the 1565 Great Siege of Malta, first attested in the form Maltha in 1641.

Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)

Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

a neighbourhood of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands


Mauritius

Mauritius (a country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)

Mauritius (the main island of the country of Mauritius)


Mozambique

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)


Niger

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)


Nigeria

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Nicaragua

Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


Brasil

Borrowed from Papiamentu Brasil, likely derived from brasil (“brazilwood, Haematoxylum brasiletto”).


Oman

Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Portugal

Portugal n (adjective Portugees, demonym Portugees m or Portugese f)

Portugees (adjective)
Portugees (demonym masculine)
Portugese (demonym feminine)

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale, former name of what is now the city of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


Qatar

Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


San Marino

San Marino n (adjective San Marinees, demonym San Marinees m or San Marinese f)

San Marinees (adjective)
San Marinees (demonym masculine)
San Marinese (demonym feminine)

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


El Salvador

El Salvador (a country in Central America)


Tonga

Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania)


Uganda

From Swahili Uganda (“Buganda, subnational kingdom”), from Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”).


Venezuela

Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela, from Italian Veneziola.

(historical) Venezuela (South American province of the Spanish Empire)


Zimbabwe

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.


Aruba

Uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from Spanish oro (“gold”) and the third-person singular preterite form of haber (“to have”) ("there was gold"), a derivation from Kalinago oruba (“well-placed”) or a compound of two Kalinago words, ora (“shell”) and oubao (“island”).

Aruba (an island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea)


Barbados

Borrowed from English Barbados, from Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”).

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Burkina Faso

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Benin

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


Belarus

nl-proper noun

Belarus n (adjective Belarussisch, demonym Belarus m or Belarussische f)

Belarussisch (adjective)
Belarus (demonym masculine)
Belarussische (demonym feminine)

Borrowed from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ).


Vanuatu

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago of Melanesia in Oceania)


Tuvalu

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania)


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Achilles

Borrowed from Latin Achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).


Wales

Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


Suriname

→ Caribbean Javanese: Srinama, Srinamah

→ English: Suriname

Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden omvat het grondgebied van Nederland, Nederlandsch-Indië, Suriname en Curaçao.

1922, “Constitution of the Netherlands”, in DeNederlandseGrondwet.nl, Montesquieu Institute, retrieved 2025-02-19:

The Kingdom of the Netherlands comprises the territory of the Netherlands, the Dutch East Indies, Suriname and Curaçao.

(historical) Dutch Guiana (a former Dutch colony and former overseas territory equivalent to modern-day Suriname)

(historical) a former district within Suriname


Suriname

(uncommon) synonym of Surinamerivier (“Suriname River”)


Sierra Leone

Borrowed from Italian Sierra Leone, from Portuguese Serra Leoa.

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Jupiter

Afrikaans: Jupiter

→ Papiamentu: Yüpitèr

From Middle Dutch jupiter, from Latin Iūpiter.


Zaïre

Borrowed from French Zaïre; ultimately from Kongo nzere, a truncation of nzadi o nzere (“river swallowing rivers”).

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

(historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)


Congo

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Congo

Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Eritrea

Borrowed from Italian (l')Eritrea, first used in Italian as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”), from eritrea, feminine of eritreo (“Erythraean (of or relating to the Erythraean Sea)”), from Latin erythraeus (“reddish”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Fiji

Borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti "east, sunrise".

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Georgia

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


Samoa

Samoa (a country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


VTB-VAB

initialism of Vlaamse Toeristenbond - Vlaamse Automobilistenbond (Belgian Tourist and Automobile Association)


Taiwan

The modern form "Taiwan" may possibly be from English Taiwan, or reminiscent of older forms like Tayouan, from possibly Siraya.

Taywan (alternative historical obsolete)
Tayouan (alternative historical obsolete)
Tayoan (alternative historical obsolete)
Taioan (alternative historical obsolete)
Thaiwan (alternative historical obsolete)
Teyouvan (alternative historical obsolete)
Teyoan (alternative historical obsolete)
Teijoan (alternative historical obsolete)

Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands)

Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)


DNA

Initialism of De Nationale Assemblee (“The National Assembly”).

initialism

(Suriname) National Assembly of Suriname


Welsh

Wels (alternative uncommon)
Welsch (alternative obsolete)


Roemenië

nl-proper noun

Roemenië n (adjective Roemeens, demonym Roemeen m or Roemeense f)

Roemeens (adjective)
Roemeen (demonym masculine)
Roemeense (demonym feminine)

Afrikaans: Roemenië


Volapük

Volapük (definite article is often omitted)


Korea

Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)

Korean Peninsula
Korean Peninsula#English

Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)


SP

initialism of Socialistische Partij; the Socialist Party, a left-wing democratic socialist party in the Netherlands


NS

Nederlandse Spoorwegen
w:Nederlandse Spoorwegen

(rail transport) initialism of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (“Dutch railway company”)


Ottawa

Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)


Brasilia

Distrito Federal
Distrito Federal#English

Brasília (a municipality, the capital city of Brazil; the state capital of Distrito Federal, Brazil)


Antarctica

Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)


Tibet

Tibet (a geographic region in Central Asia, the homeland of the Tibetan people)


Amsterdam

First attested as amestelledamme in 1275. From Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from the river Amstel + dam.

Meronyms: Driemond, Durgerdam, Holysloot, Nieuwendam, Ransdorp, Schellingwoude, 't Nopeind, Weesp, Zunderdorp

Amsterdam (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands)

Amsterdam Island, an island and overseas territory of France located in the southern Indian Ocean


Leuven

* (Flemish Brabant) From Middle Dutch Loven (Latinised: Lovanium).
* (West Betuwe) First attested as loffna in 788-789. Etymology unknown. Compare Loven.

unk

unknown

Meronyms: Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Wilsele, Wijgmaal

Louvain (the capital city of Flemish Brabant, Belgium)

a hamlet in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands


NSDAP

(historical) abbreviation of Nationaalsocialistische Duitse Arbeiderspartij (“National Socialist German Workers Party”): NSDAP (the Nazi Party)


EEG

initialism of Europese Economische Gemeenschap


London

London (a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada)


Ankara

Ankara (the capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province)

Ankara (a province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey around the city)


CDA

initialism of Christen-Democratisch Appel; Christian Democratic Appeal, a centre-right Christian democratic party in the Netherlands


Attica

Learned borrowing from Latin Attica or Ancient Greek Ἀττική (Attikḗ).

Attica (region in Greece where Athens is located)


Albert

a male given name, equivalent to English Albert


Schelde

The river Scheldt (a river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands)


Toscane

administrative region
administrative region

Tuscany (an administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna)


Daniel

The village is named after a former plantation house.


Algiers

Ultimately from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir).

der

اَلْجَزَائِر

Algiers (the capital and largest city of Algeria)


Barcelona

Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)


Edinburgh

Edinburgh (the capital city of Scotland)

Edinburgh, Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)


Florida

At least since the 16th century; probably from Spanish


Helsinki

Helsinki (the capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland)


Java

The neighbourhood is named after the Indonesian island.

a neighbourhood of Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands


Kiev

From Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev). The form Kyiv, from Ukrainian Київ (Kyjiv), has been gaining currency, particularly since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast)


New York

New York, New York City (the largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey)


Oslo

Ansloo (alternative)
Anslo (alternative)
Ansloe (alternative)

Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)


Palermo

Palermo (a city and province of Sicily, Italy)


Rome

Afrikaans: Rome

* (capital of Italy) From Middle Dutch Rome.
* (Maasdriel) First attested as Rome in 1830-1855. Named after the Italian city, allegedly because many Roman artefacts were found there.

Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)

Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)

(historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

a hamlet in Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands


Johannesburg

Johannesburg (a city, the provincial capital of Gauteng, South Africa)


Tarragona

Tarragona (a province of Catalonia, Spain)

Tarragona (a city in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain)


Tunis

Tunis (the capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)


Zurich

Zurich (the capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland)


Zurich

First attested as zuderinghe in 1352. Potentially derived from Old Frisian suder (“southern”) and igge (“corner”) or from suder suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.

a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Zagreb

Zagreb (the capital and largest city of Croatia)


Gerard

From Old Dutch *Gērhard, from Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahard.


Tanach

Influenced by the Modern Hebrew pronunciation.


Epirus

From Middle Dutch epirus, from Latin Ēpīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος (Ḗpeiros).

Epirus (a historical region and ancient kingdom in Southeast Europe, today split politically between northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania)

Epirus (a geographic region and administrative region in northwest Greece, one of the thirteen peripheries of modern Greece)


Jan

From Middle Dutch jan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן. Shortening of Johannes.

Hebrew יוֹחָנָן

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Nederlands

Translingual: nl

From Nederland (“the Netherlands”) + -s.

Nederlandsch (alternative obsolete)
Nederlansch (alternative obsolete)
Neêrlandsch (alternative obsolete)

Dutch, the language spoken in the Netherlands and in Flanders (i.e. the north of Belgium), Netherlandish


Brabant

From Middle Dutch Brabant, from Old Dutch *Brācbant (attested in Latin as pāgus brācbatensis), from Frankish, a compound of Proto-Germanic *brēk-, *brekaną (“fallow, originally 'to break'”) + *bant-, *bantō, *banti (“district, region”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰonHdéh₂ (“beneficial, good”), from *bʰHdús.
The latter element is also found in other toponyms such as Oosterbant, Swifterbant and Teisterbant.

(Belgium) Brabant (a former province of Belgium)

Zuid-Brabant (1815-1830, also in the Netherlands to contrast with Noord-Brabant)


Limburg

Meronyms: Alken, As, Beringen, Bilzen, Bocholt, Borgloon, Bree, Diepenbeek, Dilsen-Stokkem, Genk, Gingelom, Halen, Ham, Hamont-Achel, Hasselt, Hechtel-Eksel, Heers, Herk-de-Stad, Herstappe, Heusden-Zolder, Hoeselt, Houthalen-Helchteren, Kinrooi, Kortessem, Lanaken, Leopoldsburg, Lommel, Lummen, Maaseik, Maasmechelen, Nieuwerkerken, Oudsbergen, Peer, Pelt, Riemst, Sint-Truiden, Tessenderlo, Tongeren, Voeren, Wellen, Zonhoven, Zutendaal

Meronyms: Beek, Beekdaelen, Beesel, Bergen, Brunssum, Echt-Susteren, Eijsden-Margraten, Gennep, Gulpen-Wittem, Heerlen, Horst aan de Maas, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Leudal, Maasgouw, Maastricht, Meerssen, Mook en Middelaar, Nederweert, Peel en Maas, Roerdalen, Roermond, Simpelveld, Sittard-Geleen, Stein, Vaals, Valkenburg aan de Geul, Venlo, Venray, Voerendaal, Weert

United Kingdom of the Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands

(historical) A province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

(historical) A duchy of the Holy Roman Empire.


Mechelen

* (Belgium) From earlier Mechgelme, Machele, from Medieval Latin Maclines, from Maslines, from Frankish *Maalinas, ultimately from Old Saxon mahal (“meeting room”), from Proto-West Germanic *maþl (“gathering, speech”). See also Limburgish Mechele.
* (Limburg) First attested as mechluns in 1133. Derived from Proto-Germanic *magal (“great, powerful”), related to *mikilaz. Compare Megchelen.

inh

Meronyms: Heffen, Hombeek, Leest, Muizen, Walem

a village in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands


Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Sarajevo (the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Sarajevo (a canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Alexander

From Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander


Holland

nl-proper noun

Holland n (adjective Hollands, demonym Hollander m or Hollandse f)

Hollands (adjective)
Hollander (demonym masculine)
Hollandse (demonym feminine)
Hollant (alternative obsolete)

Javindo: Hollaan

Jersey Dutch: Hôl-läänt

→ Caribbean Javanese: Holan

→ Kwinti: hollan

desctree

→ Portuguese: holanda, Holanda
→ Chinese: 荷蘭／荷兰 (Hélán)
→ Manchu: ᡥᠣ
ᠯᠠᠨ (ho lan)
→ Tibetan: ཧོ་ལན (ho lan)
→ Vietnamese: Hà Lan
→ Zhuang: Hozlanz
→ Japanese: オランダ (oranda)
→ Korean: 화란 (Hwaran)
→ Okinawan: ウランダ (uranda)
→ Vietnamese: Hoà Lan
 (和蘭陀, 阿蘭陀) → 和蘭 (oran)
→ Javanese: ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (Walanda), ꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (Landa)
→ Ambonese Malay: walanda
→ Malay: Belanda
> Indonesian: Belanda (inherited)
Makasar: Balanda
→ Acehnese: Blanda
→ Dhuwal: balanda
→ Dutch: Blanda, blanda
→ Sranan Tongo: Blanda
→ Iban: Belanda
→ Tausug: Balanda'
→ Thai: วิลันดา (wí-lan-daa)
→ Petjo: blandeu, blandees

From Middle Dutch Hollant, from Old Dutch *Holtland (sometimes found in Latin texts), from holt (“wood”) + lant (“land”). A popular but false etymology holds that it is derived from hol land (“hollow land”), inspired by the low-lying geography of the Dutch region. Doublet of Blanda.

Holland is sterk verstedelijkt.

In de Republiek was Holland het dominante gewest.

Holland was the dominant province in the Dutch Republic.

Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Ik hou van Holland.

Hup Holland hup!

Ik hou van Holland, landje aan de Zuiderzee / Een stukje Holland draag ik in m'n hart steeds mee / Daar waar die molens draaien in hun forse kracht / En waar de bollen bloeien in hun schoonste pracht

1937, Willy Schootemeijer, “Ik hou van Holland”, performed by Joseph Schmidt:

I love the Netherlands, little country by the Zuiderzee / A little piece of the Netherlands I always carry in my heart / There where those windmills turn in their mighty power / And where the bulbs bloom in their most beautiful splendour

Hier in Holland sterft de laatste vlinder / op de allerlaatste bloem / en alle muziek die overblijft / is de supersonische boem

1972, “Vluchten kan niet meer”, Annie M.G. Schmidt (lyrics), Harry Bannink (music), performed by Jenny Arean and Frans Halsema:

Here in the Netherlands, the last butterfly / dies on the very last flower / and all music that remains / is the supersonic boom

(in patriotic contexts) Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

Hij is voor zijn werk naar Holland geëmigreerd.

He has emigrated to Holland for his job.

Meneer Keller lachte. - Hier is geen Holland, zei hij. - Mi sabi, mi sabi, zei Joyce ongeduldig. Ik wil ook niet, dat Suriname Holland wordt. Ik hou van dit land zoals het is.

1969, Thea Doelwijt, Wajono, Paramaribo: Eldorado, page 24:

Mr Keller laughed. "Here, it's not the Netherlands", he said. "I know, I know", Joyce said impatiently. "I don't want Suriname to become the Netherlands either. I love this country the way it is. (...)"

(mostly in Belgium and Suriname, somewhat informal, proscribed) the Netherlands as a whole


Zeus

From Middle Dutch zeus, from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

(Greek mythology) Zeus (Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera)


Bretagne

From Middle Dutch [Term?], from Middle French [Term?] or Old French [Term?].

Brittany (a cultural region, historical province, and peninsula in northwest France)

Brittany (an administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany)


Spitsbergen

Afrikaans: Spitsbergen

→ Danish: Spidsbergen

→ English: Spitsbergen

→ German: Spitzbergen

→ Russian: Шпицбе́рген (Špicbérgen)

Compound of spits + bergen, referring to the “pointed mountains” Dutch navigator and explorer Willem Barentsz sighted on the west coast of the main island. Because Barentsz was unaware of having discovered an archipelago, the name was long used to refer both to the main island and the whole archipelago.
The hamlet is attested as Spitsbergen in 1851–1855 and is named after the archipelago.
The neighbourhood is name after a piece of land named in turn after the archipelago.

Svalbard (an archipelago, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway northeast of Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean)

Spitsbergen (the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago)

a hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherlands


Duits

Afrikaans: Duits

Jersey Dutch: Däuts

From Middle Dutch duutsch, a Northern variant of dietsch, both from Old Dutch *thiudisc, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, from *þeudō (“people, nation”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). Doublet of Diets.

Duitsch (alternative)
Duytsch (alternative)

Het Duitsch wordt verdeeld in Hoogduitsch en Nederduitsch. Het groot verschil tusschen beide is de tweede of hoogduitsche klankverschuiving ([...]), waarvan het Nederduitsch vrij gebleven is. [...] Het Nederduitsch begrijpt het Saksisch en het Nederfrankisch. In het Oudsaksisch bestaat [...] heden heet zij Nedersaksisch, of Nederduitsch in eenen engeren zin, of ook nog, en meest Platduitsch.

1892, A. Dassonville, “Over de plaats van het Dietsch in de verdeeling der Indogermaansche Talen”, in Biekorf. Dat is een leer- en leesblad voor alle verstandige Vlamingen, verschijnende 24 maal 's jaars, volume 3, Bijblad van "Biekorf" in Oostermaand, page XIIf.:

Vanaf de tweede helft van de zestiende eeuw komt ook het Nederduits sterk opzetten, als tegenhanger van Hoogduits [...]. Nederduits omvat dus zowel het Nederlands als het Duits dat in Noord-Duitsland wordt gesproken.

2018, Fieke Van der Gucht, Johan De Caluwe, Mathilde Jansen, Nicoline van der Sijs, Atlas van de Nederlandse taal: Editie Vlaanderen, Lannoo (publ.), p. 29

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Drenthe

From Middle Dutch [Term?], from late Old Dutch Drente, from earlier Old Dutch Thrente, from Old Dutch Thriente, from Old Dutch Thrianta (also Old Dutch Threant), from *thrie (“three”) + *hant-. Beware that these attestations come to us via copies of Latin texts, and may therefore be affected by transcription errors and phonological adaptation. De Vries thought *hant- means community or part of the area where a people live; if so that would mean that Drenthe originally consisted of just three dingspelen (“judicial areas”) rather than the six it has had since our earliest records. Compare Twente. Attested both with and without h from early Modern Dutch; the form with h is now standard, although this doesn't affect the pronunciation.

Meronyms: Aa en Hunze, Assen, Borger-Odoorn, Coevorden, De Wolden, Emmen, Hoogeveen, Meppel, Midden-Drenthe, Noordenveld, Tynaarlo, Westerveld


Flevoland

Borrowed from Latin Flevo, a lake or inland sea near or identical to the Zuiderzee, mentioned by Pomponius Mela in De chorographia. The element Vlie, as in Vlieland, is thought to be cognate, with both names being derived from the same root as the verb vloeien (“to flow”).

Meronyms: Almere, Dronten, Lelystad, Noordoostpolder, Urk, Zeewolde

Het spijt mij dat ik nog altijd moet spreken van de Zuiderzee en dat het der vorige Regering niet gegeven is om die in eene provincie Flevoland te herscheppen. Ik hoop dat deze Regering krachtig het verdienstelijke werk van hare voorgangster zal voortzetten en wij ons binnen kort over de aanwinst van eene nieuwe provincie zullen verheugen.

1877 December 6, Daniël van Eck, quotee, Handelingen Tweede Kamer 1877-1878, Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, page 192:

I regret that I still have to speak of the Zuiderzee and that it was not possible for the previous Government to transform it into a province of Flevoland. I hope that this Government will vigorously continue the meritorious work of its predecessor and that we will soon rejoice in the acquisition of a new province.

Flevoland, a province of the Netherlands


Friesland

From Fries (“Frisian, pertaining to Frisia”) and land (“land, country”).

Meronyms: Achtkarspelen, Ameland, Dantumadiel, De Fryske Marren, Harlingen, Heerenveen, Leeuwarden, Noardeast-Fryslân, Ooststellingwerf, Opsterland, Schiermonnikoog, Smallingerland, Súdwest-Fryslân, Terschelling, Tytsjerksteradiel, Vlieland, Waadhoeke, Weststellingwerf

Friesland (a province of the Netherlands)


Friesland

First attested as Oost-Vriesland in the 18th century. Named after a farmhouse, which in turn is named after duchess Maria Leopoldina of Oost-Friesland-Rietberg.

a hamlet in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands


Gelderland

From Gelder + land; the former is a variant of Gelre, the name of a historical duchy (Guelders).

Meronyms: Aalten, Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Barneveld, Berg en Dal, Berkelland, Beuningen, Bronckhorst, Brummen, Buren, Culemborg, Doesburg, Doetinchem, Druten, Duiven, Ede, Elburg, Epe, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Hattem, Heerde, Heumen, Lingewaard, Lochem, Maasdriel, Montferland, Neder-Betuwe, Nijkerk, Nijmegen, Nunspeet, Oldebroek, Oost Gelre, Oude IJsselstreek, Overbetuwe, Putten, Renkum, Rheden, Rozendaal, Scherpenzeel, Tiel, Voorst, Wageningen, West Betuwe, West Maas en Waal, Westervoort, Wijchen, Winterswijk, Zaltbommel, Zevenaar, Zutphen

Gelderland (a province of the Netherlands)


Groningen

First attested as groningi in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Old Dutch Grôn (a personal name) or Groni (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. A derivation from a hydronym *Gron suffixed with -ing- is less likely. Compare Groeningen.
The province was named after the city.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Grunnen.

Meronyms: Achter-Thesinge, Boltklap, Bouwerschap, Bovenrijge, Dilgt, Dorkwerd, Emmerwolde, Engelbert, Essen, Euvelgunne, Felland, Garmerwolde, Glimmen, Haren, Harenermolen, Hemert, Hemmen, Hoogkerk, Hoornsedijk, Klein Harkstede, Kröddeburen, Lageweg, Leegkerk, Lellens, Lutjewolde, Middelbert, Noorddijk, Noorderhoogebrug, Noordlaren, Onnen, Oosterdijkshorn, Oosterhoogebrug, Oude Roodehaan, Roodehaan, Ruischerbrug, Sint Annen, Slaperstil, Steerwolde, Ten Boer, Ten Post, Thesinge, Vierverlaten, Winneweer, Wittewierum, Woltersum, Zevenhuisjes

Groningen (a city, municipality, and capital of Groningen, Netherlands)

Meronyms: Eemsdelta, Groningen, Het Hogeland, Midden-Groningen, Oldambt, Pekela, Stadskanaal, Veendam, Westerkwartier, Westerwolde

Groningen (a province of the Netherlands)

a village and ressort in Saramacca, Suriname


Overijssel

[ˌoːvəˈrɛi̯səɫ]

From Middle Dutch ōverīsel, perhaps from Middle Low German overisel. Equivalent to a univerbation of over + IJssel.

Meronyms: Almelo, Borne, Dalfsen, Deventer, Dinkelland, Enschede, Haaksbergen, Hardenberg, Hellendoorn, Hengelo, Hof van Twente, Kampen, Losser, Oldenzaal, Olst-Wijhe, Ommen, Raalte, Rijssen-Holten, Staphorst, Steenwijkerland, Tubbergen, Twenterand, Wierden, Zwartewaterland, Zwolle

Overijssel (a province of the Netherlands)


Utrecht

→ English: Utrecht velvet

→ French: velours d'Utrecht

→ Portuguese: Utreque

desc

→ Chinese: 烏得勒支 /乌得勒支 (Wūdélèzhī) (transliteration)

From Middle Dutch Utrecht, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Old Dutch ūt (“outside”) + Latin Traiectum, the name of the original Roman fort around which the city was built, a name meaning "crossing," from the verb traicio (“I go across, transfer”).

Utregt (alternative obsolete)
Utert (alternative obsolete)
Uitrecht (alternative obsolete)
Uitregt (alternative obsolete)
Uitert (alternative obsolete)
Utreg (alternative)
Utrech (alternative)

Meronyms: Alendorp, Blauwkapel, De Meern, Haarzuilens, Lage Haar, Nedereindseweg, Ockhuizen, Oudenrijn, Rijnenburg, Stadsdam, Themaat, Veldhuizen, Vleuten

Utrecht (a city and municipality, the capital of Utrecht province, Netherlands)

Meronyms: Amersfoort, Baarn, Bunnik, Bunschoten, De Bilt, De Ronde Venen, Eemnes, Houten, IJsselstein, Leusden, Lopik, Montfoort, Nieuwegein, Oudewater, Renswoude, Rhenen, Soest, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Veenendaal, Vijfheerenlanden, Wijk bij Duurstede, Woerden, Woudenberg, Zeist


Zeeland

→ English: Zealand

From Middle Dutch Sêelant. Equivalent to zee (“sea”) + land (“land”) or from zeeland (“coastal land”).

Meronyms: Borsele, Goes, Hulst, Kapelle, Middelburg, Noord-Beveland, Reimerswaal, Schouwen-Duiveland, Sluis, Terneuzen, Tholen, Veere, Vlissingen


Zeeland

Both toponyms are potentially related to Old High German selilant (“free patrimony”), itself derived from Latin terra salica (“free patrimony, possession subject to Salic law”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as zeelant in 1376.
* (Gelderland) First attested as t guet geheiten zelandt in 1406.

cog

a village and former municipality of Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands


Punjabi

der

پنجابی•ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Punjabi پنجابی•ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (pañjābī)


Tamil

From English Tamil, Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”).

Tamil; language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia


Tamil

nl-noun

Tamil m (plural Tamils, diminutive Tamiltje n)

Tamils (plural)
Tamiltje (diminutive neuter)

Tamil; A person born in one of those regions, belonging to the Tamil people


Urdu

Ultimately from Classical Persian اُرْدُو (urdū), from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“army, camp”).


Vlaams

From Middle Dutch vlâemsch, from Old Dutch flāmisk, from Old Frisian flāmisk, from *flām + -isk, the former from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz.


Sarah

Likely influenced by English, which tends to represent Hebrew matres lectionis in spelling.


Christus

Afrikaans: Christus

Negerhollands: Christus

→ Caribbean Javanese: Kristes, Kristus

Borrowed from Late Latin Christus, from Koine Greek Χριστός (Khristós), calque of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ.

(Christianity) Christ, Messiah (Christian title for Jesus of Nazareth)


Marcus

Borrowed from Latin Mārcus. The Biblical senses derive from Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος (Mârkos).

Mark (traditional author of the Gospel of Mark)


Eskimo

From French Esquimau; for more, see Eskimo. The theory that it derives from a word meaning “eater(s) of raw meat” is discredited.


Carthago

From Middle Dutch carthago, from Latin Carthāgō.


Polen

nl-proper noun

Polen n (adjective Pools, demonym Pool m or Poolse f)

Pools (adjective)
Pool (demonym masculine)
Poolse (demonym feminine)

Afrikaans: Pole

From Middle Dutch Polen, related to older Polanen.
The hamlet is first attested as Polen in 1899. It is named after the country.

a hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands


Ezra

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא.

lbor

Ezra (a Jewish high priest and Biblical character)


Schelm

First attested as een beemd de Schelm genaamd in 1606. Likely cognate with dialectal scheluw (“crooked, askew”).

a hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands


America

First attested as Amerika in 1838-1857. Derived from New Latin America. The settlement was named for its remote location.

Horst aan de Maas
Horst aan de Maas#English

a village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Kongo

Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)


Manx

Manx Gaelic, the Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man


Sranan

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo Sranan (“Suriname”)

bor+

(chiefly Netherlands) ellipsis of Sranantongo (“Sranan Tongo”)

Toen kwam die andere Joop -meneer Joop den Uyl- op de proppen die vond dat het land zonodig onafhankelijk moest worden. Hij en zijn medestanders zowel in Sranang als in Blanda bekommerden zich weinig om de eisen die men pleegt te stellen aan een levenskrachtige democratie [...].

1993, Don Walther Donner, Swietie Sranang. Kan me nog meer vertellen. Herinneringen aan een rot jeugd [Sweet Suriname. Tell the marines. Recollections of a lousy childhood], Southend on Sea/Noravia/Rotterdam: Laetitia Boeken, page 6:

Then came along that other Joop – Mr Joop den Uyl – who thought it urgently necessary for the country to become independent. He and his supporters both in Suriname and in the Netherlands cared little for the requirements commonly seen as essential to a viable democracy ….

(chiefly Suriname) synonym of Suriname (“Suriname”)


Åland

nl-proper noun

Åland n (adjective Ålands, demonym Ålander m or Ålandse f)

Ålands (adjective)
Ålander (demonym masculine)
Ålandse (demonym feminine)
Aaland (alternative)
Aland (alternative)


Adonis

(Greek mythology) Adonis (beautiful young man loved by Aphrodite)


Bloemfontein

Afrikaans: Bloemfontein


Spaans

Inherited from Middle Dutch spaensch, equivalent to Spanje + -s.

Spaens (alternative)
Spaansch (alternative)
Spaensch (alternative)


Engels

Jersey Dutch: engels

Afrikaans: Engels

From Middle Dutch engelsch, engelsc, inhelsc; compare Old English Englisċ.


Italiaans

Afrikaans: Italiaanse

Italian (Romance language spoken in Italy)


Bratislava

Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)


Thomas

Inherited from Middle Dutch thomas, from Latin Thōmās m, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאומא.


Bern

Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton)


Bern

First attested as birni in 709. Derived from Proto-Germanic *birnu- (“muck, manure, mud that looks like manure”) with collectivising suffix *-ja-.

inh

a hamlet in Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands


Pluto

From Middle Dutch Pluto, ultimately from Latin Plūtō, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn).

(Greco-Roman mythology) Pluto (god of the underworld)

(astronomy) Pluto (dwarf planet, former planet)


Socrates

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σωκρᾰ́της (Sōkrắtēs).


Paul

a male given name, equivalent to English Paul


Keulen

From Middle Dutch Cuelen, Coelen, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Latin Colōnia (literally “colony”), from Colōnia Agrippīna.

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany)


Purmerend

First attested as purmerende in 1342. Compound of the hydronym Purmer and Middle Dutch ende (“end”).

Meronyms: Arenberg, Halfweg, Klaterbuurt, Middenbeemster, Noordbeemster, Purmer, Purmerbuurt, Westbeemster, Zuidoostbeemster

Purmerend (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands)


Claudia

From Middle Dutch claudia, from Latin Claudia, feminine form of Claudius.


Orden

First attested as horda in 1059. Derived from Old Dutch ord (“land that protrudes into water”).

inh

a neighborhood of Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands


Texas

Borrowed from English Texas or Spanish Texas.

Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)


Babylon

From Middle Dutch Babylone, from Latin Babylōn, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλών (Babulṓn).

(historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)


Maleis

→ Caribbean Javanese: Malais


Peter

From Middle Dutch Peter, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”), as a name a loan translation of Aramaic כֵּיפָא (“stone, rock; Peter, Cephas”).

der

a male given name, equivalent to English Peter


Adam

From Middle Dutch Adam, from Latin Ādām, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Hebrew אָדָם (“Adam”).

Adam (Biblical character, mythological first man)


Andreas

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).

Andrew (apostle, brother of the apostle Peter)

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew


David

Afrikaans: Dawid

Ultimately from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David


Estisch

Estisch (adverbial positive predicative)
Estischer (adverbial comparative predicative)
het Estischt (adverbial predicative superlative)
het Estischte (adverbial predicative superlative)
Estische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
Estischere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
Estischte (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
Estisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
Estischer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
Estischte (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
Estische (indefinite plural positive)
Estischere (comparative indefinite plural)
Estischte (indefinite plural superlative)
Estische (definite positive)
Estischere (comparative definite)
Estischte (definite superlative)
Estisch (partitive positive)
Estischers (comparative partitive)


Jacob

desc

Afrikaans: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus

Afrikaans: Cobus, Kobus, Jaco, Jako, Koos

Jakob (alternative)
Jacobus (alternative)
Jakobus (alternative)

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jacob or James

Koosje

Coos, Cobus, Koos, Kobus, Kobbe, Kobe (diminutive)


Robert

From Middle Dutch robert, from Old French [Term?], from Germanic. Equivalent to a Frenchified form of Robrecht.


Alexandra

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra). Feminine form of Alexander.

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra


Europa

nl-proper noun

Europa n (adjective Europees, demonym Europeaan m or Europese f)

Europees (adjective)
Europeaan (demonym masculine)
Europese (demonym feminine)

Afrikaans: Europa

Negerhollands: Juropa

→ Malay: Eropah

Indonesian: Eropa

From Middle Dutch europa, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā), Doric form of Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


Europa

(Greek mythology) Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)


Estland

Estland n (adjective Ests, demonym Est m or Estse f)

Ests (adjective)
Est (demonym masculine)
Estse (demonym feminine)

Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)


Abe

a male given name, West Frisian variant of Albert and Abel


Arum

First attested as aeldrum in 1400. Borrowed from West Frisian Arum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Alder (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”).

a village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Babel

From Middle Dutch babel, from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).


Jiddisch

Borrowed from Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish, “Jewish, Yiddish”).


Baal

First attested as barla around 850. Compound of bar (“barren, bare”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau, Baarlo, Bahr, Barlo and Hoog-Baarlo.

a hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands


Anne

a female given name, equivalent to English Ann or Anne


Anne

Borrowed from West Frisian Anne, variant of Ane.

Anne Wadman toonde zich in de Leeuwarder Courant nog enthousiaster.

2004, Matthijs de Ridder, “Tenzij de Dirk Martensprijs ook wel eens voor de lol wordt toegekend. De grote reis van Marc Andries 1960-1968”, in Yves T'Sjoen, Ludo Stynen, editors, Onderstroom. De vergankelijkheid van het schrijverschap. Verkenningen van de Vlaamse literatuur buiten beeld (1952-1968), page 124:

De autorit naar het huiskamerconcert vanDoTheUndo in Den Haag is nog maar nauwelijks begonnen maar de prioriteiten van Anne Soldaat en toetsenist Matthijs van Duijvenbode zijn al duidelijk: muziek en drop.

2013, Matthijs van der Ven, Onder invloed. Nederlandse muzikanten over hun inspiratiebronnen:

Zo is van de voorman van de stichting Open Doors, Anne van der Bijl, bekend dat hij niet alleen het goede zoekt voor zijn vervolgde medechristenen, maar ook voor anderen, zelfs voor vijanden van de kerk, tot en met terroristen toe.

2015, Ad de Bruijne, “Samen één offer voor God”, in James Kennedy, Pieter Vos, editors, Oefenen in discipelschap. De gemeente als groeiplaats van het goede leven:

(Netherlands, chiefly in the province of Frisia) a male given name


Johan

a male given name, equivalent to English John


Lucifer

From Middle Dutch Lucifer, from Latin Lūcifer.


Sanskrit

Probably borrowed from a European language, ultimately from Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛta).


Gibraltar

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar#English

Gibraltar, Strait of Gibraltar (a strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar)


Pentateuch

Afrikaans: Pentateug

→ Indonesian: Pentateukh

Borrowed from Latin Pentateuchus, from Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos).

der

Pentateuch (first five books of the Hebrew Bible)


Vessem

First attested as veseme in 1245. Etymology unknown. Not a compound derivation with heem (“home, settlement”) as a second element.

unk

unknown

Véésem (alternative)
Vassem (alternative)

a village and former municipality of Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Steven

From Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos), from στέφανος (stéphanos, “crown, wreath”), from στέφω (stéphō, “to put round, to surround”).


Rijnsburg

First attested as rinasburg in 918-948. Equivalent to Rijn + -s- + burg.

Rijnsburg (a village and former municipality of Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands)


antichrist

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀντίχριστος (antíkhristos).

der

(chiefly Christianity) Antichrist (the false messiah appearing in the book of Revelation)


Pyongyang

From Korean 평양(平壤) (Pyeong'yang, literally “flat land”).

bor

Pyongyang (the capital city of North Korea)


Irak

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kessel

Derived from Latin castellum (“fortress”) with early Germanisation (showing the effects of umlaut and with stress shifted to the first syllable). Doublet of kasteel, Castilië, chateau, castellum, telo, and ketella.
* (Limburg): Attested with certainty as cassele in 1107.
* (Noord-Brabant): Attested with certainty as casella in 997.

doublet

a town and former municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

a former village and former municipality of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands


Exodus

From Middle Dutch exodus, from Latin Exodus, from Koine Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos).

(Judaism, Christianity) Exodus (supposed departure of the Israelites from Egypt)

(Judaism, Christianity) Exodus (book of the Hebrew Bible)


Massachusetts

Massachusetts (a state of the United States)


Cornwall

Cornwall (a peninsula, cultural area, maritime ceremonial county, and duchy in England; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east)


Rijn

From Middle Dutch rijn, from Old Dutch *Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from a Celtic language.

Wie op den Rijn per stoomboot reist, moet veel lodderige lonken kunnen afzien, […]

1874, Tony, Twee reisnovellen van den Rijn, W.C. de Graaff, 52

The Rhine, a major European river flowing through Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Germany and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river (including its distributaries) flows through the provinces of Gelderland, Overijssel, Utrecht, North Holland and South Holland.


Irene

From Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”).


Barbara

a female given name, equivalent to English Barbara


Himalaya

Himalayas (a mountain range in South Asia)


Saturnus

Saturn, the sixth planet from Earth's Sun


Chicago

Chicago (a large city in Illinois, United States)


Louis

Borrowed from French Louis. Doublet of Lodewijk.


Bislama

Probably borrowed from English Bislama, from Bislama Bislama, from French bêche-de-mer (“sea cucumber”).


Provo

Clipping of provoceren (“to provoke”) (or provocatie (“provocation”)), derived from French provoquer.

a Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s


Francis

From Latin Franciscus, originally a nickname of St. Francis of Assisi.


Marie

a female given name, equivalent to English Mary


ABN

(superseded) abbreviation of algemeen beschaafd Nederlands (“Standard Dutch”)


Kees

Hier in huis heten de mensen gewoon Piet, Kees, Nel en Ans en geen Storm, Vlinder, Felicity of Zwaard van de Islam. Wij zijn allemaal geboren ver voor de tijd dat ouders in de naamgeving van hun kinderen willen laten zien hoe origineel en modern ze wel niet zijn. Met alle gevaren van dien. Heb je je dochter Vlinder genoemd en dan blijkt ze zich te ontpoppen tot een slome papperige vetzak. Die kan dan toch maar beter Ans heten.

2014, Hendrik Groen, Pogingen iets van het leven te maken, Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V., →ISBN:

Here in this house, people are just simply called Piet, Kees, Nel and Ans, and not Storm, Butterfly, Felicity, or Sword of Islam. We are all born long before the time that parents want to show with how they name their children how original and modern they are. With all the dangers that entails. You'd named your daughter Butterfly, and then she turns out to be sluggish, mushy fatty. Then they'd just better been named Ans.


Damascus

From Middle Dutch damascus, from Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic language.

Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)


Samuel

(biblical) Samuel (a Biblical figure; one of two books of the Bible)

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel


Ruud

Shortened from Rudolf ( = English Rudolph).


Cathay

Probably from Latin Cathaya, variant of Cataya, from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 (Qïtań), and ultimately from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún); compare English Cathay.


Istanbul

Borrowed from Turkish İstanbul, corruption of Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “to the City”).

der

εἰς τὴν Πόλιν

Istanboel (alternative)
Stamboel (alternative)


Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)


limbo

Limbo, the place where innocent souls barred from heaven exist


Afrika

nl-proper noun

Afrika n (adjective Afrikaans, demonym Afrikaan m or Afrikaanse f)

Afrikaans (adjective)
Afrikaan (demonym masculine)
Afrikaanse (demonym feminine)

→ Indonesian: Afrika

Petjo: aprik

Ultimately from Latin Āfrica, from Āfer.

Meronyms: Centraal-Afrika, Equatoriaal-Afrika, Midden-Afrika, Noord-Afrika, Oost-Afrika, West-Afrika, Zuid-Afrika, Zuidwest-Afrika

Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)


Leviticus

From Middle Dutch leviticus, from Latin Lēvīticus, from Koine Greek Λευιτικόν (Leuitikón).


Sahara

From Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).
The area was named after the desert because its construction necessitated the use of a lot of sand to build up a foundation.

a neighbourhood of Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands


Champagne

Champagne (a cultural region and former province of France, the terroir of the wine champagne; now part of Grand Est region)


Engeland

→ Lokono: Engelanta

/ˈɛ.ŋəˌlɑnt/

England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

(loosely) Great Britain (a large island of the United Kingdom in Northern Europe)

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

(loosely) United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


Engeland

* (Drenthe) First attested as Engellant in 1811-1813. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Engelaand.
* (Apeldoorn) First attested as englandi in 801. Compound of eng (“pasture, acreage”) and Old Dutch landi (“land”). A local toponymic legend holds that the name is derived from an ancient jury court "in the English style" that is supposed to have convened in the village. There is no historical evidence for the existence of such a court.
* (Oldebroek) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”).
* (Dalfsen) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Engelaand.
* (Hardenberg) First attested as ENGELAND in 1843. Derived from Middle Dutch engelant (“pasture, grassland”).

inh

/ˈɛ.ŋəˌlɑnt/

a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

a hamlet in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Oldebroek, Gelderland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands

a hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands


WHO

abbreviation of Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie (“World Health Organization”): WHO


Rusland

nl-proper noun

Rusland n (adjective Russisch, demonym Rus m or Russin f or Russische f)

Russisch (adjective)
Rus (demonym masculine)
Russin (demonym feminine)
Russische (demonym feminine)

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Monica

Borrowed from Latin Monica, probably from Punic, though Latin and Ancient Greek etymologies have also been proposed.


Rebecca

Borrowed from Latin Rebecca, from Hebrew רִבְקָה (rivká).


Andromeda

Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).


Abraham

Ultimately from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abraham


Adolf

a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph


Napoleon

Louis Bonaparte (generally called "Lodewijk Napoleon")


Peking

Borrowed from Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), specifically the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Compare Portuguese Pequim, Spanish Pekín, English Peking, French Pékin.

Beijing, Peking (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)

Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca)
nl:Peking


Dennis

a male given name, equivalent to English Dennis


Maria

Negerhollands: Maria, Marie

From Vulgate Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām).

Mary (Biblical character, mother of Jesus)

Mary (Biblical character, Mary Magdalene)

a female given name from Hebrew; variant forms Maaike, Marie, Marieke, Marijke, Marije, Mieke, Mie


Montenegro

Montenegro n (adjective Montenegrijns, demonym Montenegrijn m or Montenegrijnse f)

Montenegrijns (adjective)
Montenegrijn (demonym masculine)
Montenegrijnse (demonym feminine)

Borrowed from Italian Montenegro, it in turn being a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra.

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Amerika

Amerika's<qq:referring to the supercontinent>

Amerika n (plural Amerika's (referring to the supercontinent))

Afrikaans: Amerika

Negerhollands: Ameriki, Meriki

desc

→ Virgin Islands Creole: Ameriki, Meriki

From New Latin America, named after cartographer Amerigo Vespucci.
The hamlet first appears in the written record in 1909 as Nieuw Amerika. It is named after the continent.

America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

United States of America
United States of America#English

America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)

a hamlet in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands


Lorentz

Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate


Aam

First attested as apud ambam at the end of the 11th century. Derived from an ancient hydronym derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *amb- (“water, fog”). Compare Ameland and Amen.

inh

a hamlet in Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands


Aarde

Moeder Aarde

personification (e.g. as a deity) of humanity's homeworld


Acht

First attested as achte in 1307. Derived from Middle Dutch achte (“preserve, lordly possession, legal district”). Compare Achterveld, Achtmaal and Echt.

a village in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Ad

a diminutive of the male given name Adriaan or formerly of Adolf


Ali

Ga niet baden daar in de kali / en ga niet trouwen daar in Pesapen / Laat je raden, m'n kleine Ali / wanneer ik jou met raad van dienst wil zijn

1978, “Ajoen Ajoen”, in Anton Beuving (lyrics), Harry Bannink (music), Weerzien met Indië, performed by Wieteke van Dort:

Don't go bathing out there in the river / and don't get married out there in Pesapen / Take good counsel, my little Ali / when I wish to be of service to you with advice

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali


Ali

Ik ben Ali Cyaankali / De gevaarlijke vrouw van Rotterdam / En kijk ik es fijn gaan / Op de Lijnbaan / Ik zet iedereen in vuur en vlam

1956, “Ali Cyaankali”, in Annie M.G. Schmidt (lyrics), Cor Lemaire (music), De Familie Doorsnee, performed by Lia Dorana:

I am Cyanide Ali / The dangerous woman of Rotterdam / And look at me swaggering / About the Lijnbaan / I set everyone's heart on fire

a female given name, equivalent to English Ethel, most common in the mid-twentieth century


Alma

a neighbourhood of Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands


Amen

First attested as van ame in 1403. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Germanic *ama- (“natural watercourse”). Compare Ameland, Emmeloord, Emer and Amdorf.

der

a village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands


Ane

First attested as apud anen in 1232-1233. Etymology unknown. Unlikely to be derived from Old Dutch Ano (a personal name) or from Transalpine Gaulish anam (“swamp”).

unk

unknown

a hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands


Anna

From Middle Dutch Anna, from Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ).

a female given name, equivalent to English Ann


Appel

First attested as appele in 1146. Etymology unknown. Usually interpreted as a compound of appel (“apple”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil, pool”). An alternative interpretation reads the first component as Old Dutch *apa (“river, current”).

unknown

a hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands


Atlas

Borrowed from Latin Atlas, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).

(Greek mythology) Atlas (mythological giant)


Axel

First attested as axla in 987-994. Etymology uncertain. Various compound derivations from a first element and lo (“light forest”) have been proposed, but none of these match the oldest attestations. Potentially derived from a term cognate to Old Norse öxull (“shoulder”), Old High German ahsala (“shoulder”), here referring to an elevated location.
See also Zealandic Aksel.

a city and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Ballast

First attested as Ballast in 1738. Derived from Dutch Low Saxon ballast (“weeds”), here referring to a patch of overgrown land.

a hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands


Bath

First attested as insula de boestenbare dicta in 1235. Derived from Middle Dutch bat (“bathwater”). Originally a hydronym.
See also Zealandic Bat.

a village and former municipality of Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands


Bea

Shortening of Beatrix or its nativised variant Beatrijs; in some cases it may be a shortening of Beata or Beate, although this name is rather uncommon in Belgium and especially the Netherlands.


Bella

Likely a variant of Belle, perhaps from Latin or Italian, functioning as a shortening of names like Isabella, etc.


Belle

Functioning as a shortening of names like Isabella, etc. Likely influenced by French belle.


Benjamin

From Middle Dutch benjamin, from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”).

der

Benjamin (Biblical character, mythological son of Jacob)


Bent

Attested as bent in 1615. Derived from bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”).

Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn#English

a hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands


Berg

* (Valkenburg aan de Geul) First attested as berga in 1139. Derived from the dative singular form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Belgium) Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Eijsden-Margraten) Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Peel en Maas) First attested as Berg in 1936. Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Berg in 1794. Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”).
The surname derives from the toponym or from one of the senses of berg.

Valkenburg aan de Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul#English

a village in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Bergen

Mons (a city, municipality, and capital of Hainaut, Belgium)


Bergen

From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).

Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland)


Bergen

* (Limburg) First attested as de barge in 1230. Initially derived from the dative singular form of Middle Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”). The toponym later shifted to the dative plural form of berg and acquired the meaning settlement at/on the hill.
* (Noord-Holland) First attested as bergum in 918-948. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch berga (“hill, elevated place”), referring here to a series of dunes.

inh

Meronyms: Afferden, Aijen, Beekheuvel, Bergsche Heide, Bleijenbeek, Bosscherheide, Elsteren, Gening, Groote Horst, Hengeland, Heukelom, Kamp, Kleine Horst, Knikkerdorp, Koekoek, Lakei, Op de Belt, Rimpelt, Siebengewald, Smal, 't Leuken, Tuindorp, Vrij, Well, Wellerlooi, Zeelberg

a village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

Meronyms: Aagtdorp, Bergen aan Zee, Bregtdorp, Catrijp, Camperduin, Egmond aan den Hoef, Egmond aan Zee, Egmond-Binnen, Egmondermeer, Groet, Hargen, Het Woud, Rinnegom, Schoorl, Westdorp, Wimmenum, Zanegeest

a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


Bob

Borrowed from English Bob.
First used to mean "dedicated driver" in 1995 campaigns by Belgisch Instituut voor de Verkeersveiligheid ("Belgian Road Safety Institute") and since 2001 also in the Netherlands. Although it was explicitly intended to be a placeholder name, it is often spelled as "BOB" or "bob" as a result of a common folk etymology interpreting it as an abbreviation for bewust onbeschonken bestuurder "deliberately unintoxicated driver".


Boom

a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp


Born

First attested as burne in 1125. Derived from Old Dutch borne (“spring, source”).
See also Limburgish Bor.

a village and former municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands


Borne

* (Overijssel) First attested as burgunde in 1206. Derived from Proto-Germanic *burgundjô- (“elevated place, highland”). Compare Bergentheim, Warmond, Werkhoven and Bornholm.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as borne in 1301. Derived from Old Dutch borne (“source, spring”).

Meronyms: Hertme, Zenderen

a village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands

a hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Brand

* (Limburg) First attested as Op genne Brant in the 18th century. Derived from brand (“site of a fire, location where something has been burned”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as den Brandt in 1750. Derived from brand (“fuel, turf”).

a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands


Butler

occupational surname
occupational surname

an English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant surname


Chan

Chan baalt al heel lang van sommige ministers, vandaar dat de ene^([sic]) commissie, werkgroep, taskforce, adviseurs, platforms a la dol worden benoemd.

2023 May 23, Nita Ramcharan, “Column: De olifant heeft muisje gebaard... [Column: The elephant has given birth to a mouse...]”, in StarNieuws, retrieved 2023-09-22:

President Santokhi has long been frustrated with some ministers, which is why commissions, working groups, task forces, advisers, forums are appointed like crazy.


Co

(rare) a diminutive of the female given name Jacoba


Cor

a male given name, hypocoristic form of Cornelis


Cor

(rare) a female given name, hypocoristic form of Cornelia


Corrie

a diminutive of the female given name Cornelia


Dale

First attested as dale in 1386. Dative plural of dal (“dale, valley”).

a hamlet in Aalten, Gelderland, Netherlands


Delft

First attested as delf in 1130-1157. From Middle Dutch delft, from earlier delf, derived from a hydronym derived from Middle Dutch delven (“dig, excavate”).

Meronyms: Abtswoude, Klein-Delfgauw

Delft (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)


Dem

First attested as Dem in 1936. Derived from Limburgish dem (“dam”). Named after a complex of workers' barracks.

a neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands


Dirk

a diminutive of the male given name Diederik


Don

Don (a river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia, flowing 1160 miles to the Sea of Azov)


Eng

First attested as enghe around 1320. Derived from eng (“farmland located next to a village”).

a hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands


Enter

First attested with certainty as entheren in 1188. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch ened (“duck”) and *heri (“sandy ridge”). A derivation from Middle Dutch *enet (“lonely place, hermitage”) is also possible. Compare Eynatten.

cog

a village in Wierden, Overijssel, Netherlands


Esse

a neighbourhood of Zuidplas, South Holland, Netherlands


Essen

* (Gelderland) First attested as essen in 1379-1380. Derived from the plural form of es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”).
* (Groningen) First attested as jesse in 1245. Etymology uncertain. The toponym may have been reinterpreted as the plural form of es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”). Alternative hypotheses include a derivation from the Biblical name Jesse or a derivation from an unknown prehistoric source.

a hamlet in Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands


Est

First attested as est in 1316. Perhaps derived from es (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) with collectivising -t- suffix or from Middle Dutch est (“branch, brush, maple, Acer”).

inh

a village in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands


Evert

From a diminutive of Dutch Everard or Everhard, equivalent to English Everett.

Zondag. 22. september.
Zelfs al ben je tachtig, heb je altijd een grote waffel en heet je Evert, dan nog is er onzekerheid.


Fort

From fort (“fort, fortress”). As a district of Colombo, from serving as the site of the Dutch East India Company's Fort Colombo. As a Dutch village, originally the name of a farm first attested as Het Fort in 1851–1855.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Fört.

a village in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands


Genesis

From Middle Dutch genesis, from Latin Genesis, from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis).


Gent

Meronyms: Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem, Zwijnaarde

Ghent (the capital of East Flanders, Belgium)


God

Skepi Creole Dutch: Godt

God, neem me mee naar een plek hier ver vandaan. -- Kempi & Willy - Hier Ver Vandaan 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08MDA1szIOs

Oh, mijn God

Zij was alleen aan dek, zij stond bij 't roer, / en wat zij zong hoorde ik dat psalmen waren. / O, dacht ik, o, dat daar mijn moeder voer. / Prijs God, zong zij, Zijn hand zal u bewaren.

1934, Martinus Nijhoff, “De moeder de vrouw”, in Nieuwe gedichten [New poems]; reprinted in W.J. van den Akker en G.J. Dorleijn, editors, Verzamelde gedichten [Collected poems], Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, 2001, →ISBN, page 232:

She was alone on deck, she was at the helm, / and what she sang, I heard, were psalms. / Oh, I thought, oh, were it that my mother sailed there. / Praise God, she sang, His hand will preserve you.


Gun

Dutch pronunciation

First attested as ther gonne in 1321. Etymology uncertain. The toponym is potentially derived from an ancient hydronym or from the name of a type of land grant. Alternatively, it may refer to the poor quality of the soil around the settlement. Compare Euvelgunne.

a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Hal

First attested as halle in 1230-1231. Derived from Middle Dutch halle (“covered area, hall”) (see modern hal) or Proto-Germanic *halha (“spur of a highland”).

a hamlet in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hall

First attested as hallo in the 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of Proto-Germanic *halha- (“bend, highland spur”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). An alternative etymology interprets the name as a compound of Old Dutch hal (“large, spacious home”) and lo. Compare Hallum and Hellum.

cog

a village in Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands


Ham

* (Limburg) First attested as Ham around 1776. Derived from ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).
* (Land van Cuijk) First attested as Ham in 1803-1820. Derived from ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).
* (Meierijstad) First attested as hamme in 1368. Derived from ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”).

a hamlet in Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Hans

From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).

a diminutive of the male given name Johannes


Hector

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr).


Heel

First attested as Latin Pagus Catvual between the 1st and 4th century. Compound derived from Proto-Germanic *haþu- (“battle”) and *walla (“wall”), either as a calque from Celtic term or as an originally Germanic term that was calqued into Celtic.
Alternative hypotheses propose a Latin origin of the toponym or a derivation from the demonym of an otherwise unknown tribe. Compare Heerle and Heerlen.
See also Limburgish Hael.

a village and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands


Hill

First attested as de Hil in 1545. Derived from dialectal hil (“hill, elevated place”).


Holocaust

Borrowed from English Holocaust, from French holocauste, from Latin holocaustum, from the neuter of Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos).


Holt

First attested as t Hold in 1867. Derived from holt (“rising deciduous forest”).

a hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands


Horn

First attested as hurne in 1102. Derived from the dative singular form of Old Dutch horn (“protruding bend, corner”).
See also Limburgish Häör.

inh

a village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands


Hub

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Ido

Borrowed from Ido Ido, which see for more.


Iris

Borrowed from Latin Iris or Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris).

(Greek mythology) Iris (divine messenger, goddess of rainbows)


Jo

a diminutive of the female given names Johanna or Josefien


Job

Ultimately from Latin Iob, from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב.

Job (the eighteenth book of the Old Testament)


Joke

(extract uit De Leidse sleutelgaten's song "Joke stop toch met koken"): Joke, stop toch met koken. Kom uit de keuken, mijn lieve Joke. Stop toch met koken, kom uit de keuken. Want ik wil gezellig samen met je neu…tronenbommenstickers op m’n nieuwe tas gaan plakken.

a diminutive of the female given name Jo


Komen

From Gallo-Roman Latin Comius + -inas, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *cumma, variant of *cumba, from Proto-Celtic *kumbā (“valley”).


Landen

Meronyms: Attenhoven, Eliksem, Ezemaal, Laar, Neerlanden, Neerwinden, Overwinden, Rumsdorp, Waasmont, Walsbets, Walshoutem, Wange, Wezeren

Landen (a city and municipality of the province of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium)


Lek

From Middle Dutch lecke. Related to laak.

a river, the northern arm of the River Rhine, in the provinces of Utrecht, South Holland and Gelderland, Netherlands, running from the Nederrijn at Wijk bij Duurstede to the Noord at Kinderdijk.


Lent

First attested as in lente in 1196. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *linditja- (“linden grove”), from *lindu, or dialectal lent (“quay where peat is stacked for transport”). Compare Lenthe and Linde.

cog

a village and former municipality of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands


Leo

Ultimately from Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn, “lion”).

a male given name, equivalent to English Leo


Lier

Meronym: Koningshooikt

Lier (a city in Antwerp province, Belgium)


Lier

Lier (a municipality of Buskerud county, Norway)


Lies

* (Friesland) First attested as Lies in 1567. Etymology uncertain. Unlikely to be derived from lies (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as bossce van lies in 1267. Derived from Middle Dutch liesch (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”).

inh

a village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands


Lies

a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, variant of Lisa


Lok

a neighbourhood of Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands


Lore

a female given name, clipping of Eleonore

given name

a diminutive of the female given name Eleonore


Luik

From Middle Dutch Lûdeke. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“people”).


Luk

a male given name, equivalent to English Luke


Made

First attested as die made in 1321. Derived from Middle Dutch made (“pasture, hayfield”).

a village in Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands


Maire

Named after the former village of Maire, which was lost to flooding in 1530.

a former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands


Man

Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)


Manhattan

Borrowed from English Manhattan, it in turn deriving, via Dutch, from the Unami language.

Manhattan (a borough and island of New York City, New York, United States)


Marcel

a male given name, equivalent to English Marcel


Mark

(given name): From Latin Marcus.
(hamlet): First attested as ab aqueductu marken nuncupato in 1316. Derived from Middle Dutch marke (“border, borderland, march”), from Old Dutch *marka, from Proto-West Germanic *marku.

inh

a male given name, equivalent to English Mark

a hamlet in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands


Mars

First attested as mersche in 1307. Derived from meers (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”).

m-lite

a neighborhood of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Max

Borrowed from German Max. Equivalent to a shortening of Maximiliaan.


Meer

First attested as 't Meer from 1838–1857, from meer (“lake, pool, marsh”). Doublet of Mheer.

a hamlet in Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Meer

First attested as mederen in 1333. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”).

a hamlet in Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands


Mies

a diminutive of the female given name Maria


Mill

Potentially attested as millen in 1166, attested with certainty as mille in 1228. Etymology unknown. Compare Millen.

unk

unknown

a village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Monster

First attested as masemunster in 1013. Derived from Old Dutch *munster (“large central parish church”).

inh

a village and former municipality of Westland, South Holland, Netherlands


Most

Derived from dialectal mos (“pool, swamp”) with collectivising suffix -t.

a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Namen

Namur, a former countship in present Belgium, named after its above capital city

Namur, a province of Belgium, named after its above capital city


Namen

Named after count John I of Namur (Dutch Namen, see Etymology 1), whose name was given to the polder in which this village was situated and after which it was named, as the construction of the Polder van Namen was done under the auspices of count John.

Holonym: Saeftinghe

(historical) a former village in the flooded lands of Saeftinghe, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, The Netherlands


Narcissus

Borrowed from Latin Narcissus, from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος (Nárkissos).


Nel

Short form of names containing or ending with Nel such as Antonella, Serenella, Janel, Leonel, Fynella, Donella, Gianella, Ginelle, Hanelle, Jinelle, Petronella, Quanel, Quenel, Reinelle, Virnel, Lynelle, Agnella


Nutter

First attested as nuthere in 1297. Potentially a compound of nut (“use, benefit”) or noot (“nut”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Notter.

a hamlet in Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands


O

Op 10/02/1904 om 11:00 uur zijn voor ons Zacharias De Ro, schepen gehuwd: Theophilius O […] enerzijds en anderzijds Maria Elisabetha Troucheau[…]

1904, certificate of marriage number 9 of 1904 of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (reproduced in: Patrick Trio ((Can we date this quote?)) Nakomelingen van Arnoldus O)

On February 10, 1904 at 11 am in the presence of ourselves, Zacharias De Ro, alderman, did marry: Theophilius O […] on the one hand and on the other hand Maria Elisabetha Troucheau […]


Oda

a neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands


Park

First attested as de Parck in 1713. Derived from perk (“enclosed area”).

a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Pers

nl-noun

Pers m (plural Perzen, diminutive Persje n)

Perzen (plural)
Persje (diminutive neuter)


Petra

a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Peter, equivalent to English Petra


Pier

a diminutive of the male given name Pieter


Pol

Short form of Leopold, Apollonius, Napoleon, and also a modern variant of Paul.


Pol

First attested as polle in 1396. Derived from pol (“overgrown sandy hill, elevated place”).

a hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands


Rabat

Rabat (the capital city of Morocco, and capital city of the region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco)


Ren

First attested as Ren in the 16th century. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch renne (“coop”).

a hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Renaissance

→ Indonesian: Renaisans


Robin

a unisex given name, equivalent to English Robin


Ruth

From Middle Dutch ruth, from Latin Ruth, from Koine Greek Ῥούθ (Rhoúth), from Biblical Hebrew רוּת (rut).

(Judaism, Christianity) Ruth (Moabite woman, Biblical character)

(Judaism, Christianity) Ruth (book of the Hebrew Bible; the eighth book according to the Christian canon)


Ruth

a hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands


Son

First attested sunna in 1107. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an old term cognate to zwin (“creek”). Compare Sommelsdijk and Zonnemaire and the hydronyms Zenne and Zeun.

a village in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Spa

a town and municipality in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, famous for its springs


Stein

* (Limburg) First attested as steyne in 1263. Derived from Middle Dutch stein (“stone building, castle”).
* (Zuid-Holland) First attested as steene in 1317. Named after Stein in Limburg.

inh

Meronyms: Catsop, Berg aan de Maas, Elsloo, Kerensheide, Kleine Meers, Maasband, Meers, Nattenhoven, Nieuwdorp, Terhagen, Urmond, Veldschuur

a village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands


Strand

First attested as Strand (Het) in 1913. Calque of West Frisian It Strân, derived from strân (“beach”).

a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Su

Wanneer kom je weer naar Su?


Thorn

First attested as tornensi monasterio in 1007. Etymology uncertain. Potentially linked to Old Dutch turn (“high building, tower”) (derived in turn from Latin turris (“tower”)). The toponym has also been linked to Doornik/Tournai in Belgium. Not related to the English toponym Thorne.
See also Limburgish Toear.

a city and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands


Tora

bor

Hebrew תּוֹרָה

(Judaism) Torah (first five books of the Hebrew Bible)


Trees

a diminutive of the female given name Theresia


Union

a neighbourhood of Sint Eustatius, Netherlands


Val

Attested as De Val in 1838-1857. Derived from val (“depressed area of a riverbank or levee”).

a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands


Vera

Vera is dol op aloë.


Vita

Borrowed from Latin Vita, feminine of Vitus.


Ward

Germanic, cognate with waard, garde etc.

a given name, either as a diminutive of Edward or officially given equivalent to English Ed(dy), Ned, Ted


Winkel

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as winckele in 1298. Derived from Middle Dutch winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from winkel (“enclosed piece of land, corner”).
The surname derives from one of the senses of winkel or from one of several toponyms.

inh

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

a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Zon

(chiefly astronomy, otherwise dated) the Sun (closest star to the Earth)


Zoom

* (Gelderland) First attested as De Zoom in 1868. Derived from zoom (“edge, seam”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Zeum.
* (Flevoland) Derived from zoom (“edge, seam”).

a hamlet in Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands


Samaria

From Middle Dutch samaria, from Latin Samarīa, from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), from Hebrew שׁמרון.

der

Hebrew שׁמרון

Samaria (ancient capital of the northern kingdom of Israel and of the region Samaria)


Abel

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (hével).


Frans

From Middle Dutch fransch, from fransoys, from Old French françois, from Medieval Latin franciscus, from Late Latin Francus.


Frans

Javindo: Pang

From French François and Latin Franciscus.

a male given name, equivalent to English Francis


Mohammed

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).


Fatima

* (Limburg) Derived from Portuguese Fátima. Named after the Portuguese city where an apparition of the Virgin Mary is purported to have appeared.
* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from Portuguese Fátima. Named after the Portuguese city where an apparition of the Virgin Mary is purported to have appeared.

a neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands


CU

(rare) ChristianUnion, a conservative Christian social political party in the Netherlands


PTT

(Netherlands, historical) Initialism of Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie


WW

(Netherlands) abbreviation of Werkloosheidswet


Tanger

Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima#English

Tangier (a port city, the capital of the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar)


PL

(Suriname, politics) initialism of Pertjajah Luhur

(Suriname, public transport) initialism of Paramaribo-Lelydorp


Bahr

baar

First attested as de bare in 1270. Perhaps derived from bar (“barren”). Compare Baal, Barlo, Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau, Baarlo and Hoog-Baarlo.

a hamlet in Zevenaar, Gelderland, Netherlands


Aalst

* (Zaltbommel) First attested as in uilla halosta around 850. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t does not match well with old attestations of the toponym. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as alst in 1281. Etymology uncertain. The formerly widespread hypothesis of a derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t is no longer considered plausible. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.
* (Buren) First attested as aelst around 1400. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from els (“alder, Alnus”) with collectivising suffix -t does not match well with old attestations of the toponym. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *alhust (“dwelling place, shrine”). Compare Elst, Maasniel, Nieuwaal, Niel, Niel-bij-As, Nivele and Waldniel.

inh

Meronyms: Baardegem, Erembodgem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel, Nieuwerkerken

a city and municipality of East Flanders, Belgium

a village and former municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands

a village and former municipality of Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands


ISS

International Space Station
International Space Station

(space science, ESA) ISS; the International Space Station


ESF

abbreviation of Eurovisiesongfestival (“Eurovision Song Contest”)


Aristoteles

Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).


Joegoslavië

Afrikaans: Joego-Slawië, Joegoslawië

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Jugoslavija.

bor+

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

(historical) Yugoslavia (a former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 7 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Slovenia)


Hof

First attested as HOF (HET) in 1844. Derived from hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

a neighbourhood of Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Bus

* (Bernheze) First attested as in de Bus in 1678. Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).
* (Meierijstad) First attested as hoeve genaemt in de bus in 1777. Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).

a hamlet in Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands


Corsica

Corsica (an island, department, and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia)


Halle

* (Gelderland) First attested as hall in 1263. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *halha- (“highland spur”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). Another possibility is a derivation from Middle Dutch halle (“covered market”), from Old Dutch *halla, from Frankish *hallu.

cog

Meronyms: Buizingen, Lembeek

a village in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands


Heer

From heer (“lord”). The archaic form Here is also still in common use among Christians (whereas here is obsolete as a common noun).

Heer, ontferm U over ons.

Here, zegen deze spijze.


Heer

First attested as in heere in 1176. Derived from Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Formerly an independent village.
See also Limburgish Hier.

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands


Benelux

Analysable as a blend of België + Nederland + Luxemburg.

Benelux (an economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg)

Benelux (a region of Europe, consisting of the countries which constitute this union)


DDR

Duitse Democratische Republiek
Duitse Democratische Republiek#Dutch

initialism of Duitse Democratische Republiek (German Democratic Republic, GDR)


Elen

a village and former municipality of Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium


Sumatra

Borrowed from Italian Sumatra or Latin Sumatra (from Italian), used by Ludovico di Varthema in his travelogue, ultimately from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).

Sumatra (the largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island)


Ceres

Afrikaans: Ceres

First attested as Ceres in 1913. Borrowed from Latin Cerēs.

a neighbourhood of Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands


Handel

First attested as haenle in 1326. Compound of haan (“rooster, black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)”) and lo (“light forest”).

a village in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Jemen

Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Boer

English: Boer


Boer

First attested as burstera rede in 1402. Borrowed from West Frisian Boer, derived in turn from Old Frisian buer (“house, cottage”).

a village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands


Levant

1836, Nicolaas G. van Kampen, De Levant of Mohammedaansch Azië, vol. 3, publ. by de erven François Bohn, page 223.
De hoofd- of liever de eenige stad des eilands, van denzelfden naam, sedert den moord van 1822 de schaduw niet meer van hetgeen zij vroeger was, plagt eene der beste plaatsen van de Levant te zijn.

The capital - or rather the only city of the island, of the same name, no longer the shadow of what it formerly was since the murder of 1822, used to be one of the best settlements of the Levant.

2008, Klaas Vansteenhuyse, Culturen gaan altijd ten onder. De zeevolkeren in het Middellandse Zeegebied (1200 voor Christus), vol. 3, Davidsfonds (publ.).
Deze hebben een algemene vorm die goed verspreid was in de Levant tijdens de late bronstijd.

These have a general shape that was widespread in the Levant during the Late Bronze Age.

Levant (a cultural region of Western Asia consisting of the eastern Mediterranean countries, i.e. Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus)


Lapland

Compound of Lap (“Lapp, Laplander”) + land (“country”).


Edgar

a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar


Palestina

* Borrowed from Latin Palaestīna.
* (Nijkerk) First attested as Palestina in 1843. Named after the region in the Middle East. Originally the name of a farm.

Palestine (region in the southern Levant, covering modern-day Palestine and Israel)

(historical) Roman Palestine (province of the Roman Empire)

a hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands


Holz

First attested as Holtz around 1776. Derived from German Holz (“rising forest”). Compare Bocholtz.
See also Central Franconian De Hoots.

a neighbourhood of Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands


CDU

(politics) Christen-Democraten Unie - the Union of Christian Democrats (a Dutch political party that existed from 1964 till 1982)


Erica

First attested as Erica in 1867. Derived from New Latin Erica (“heath”).

a village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands


Gerrit

A by-form of Gerard, which derives from Middle Dutch Gherart, from Old Dutch *Gērhard, from Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahard.

a male given name, equivalent to English Gerard


Ljubljana

Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)


Zelt

Afrikaans: Selt

Attested as Zelt (De) in 1913. Etymology unknown.

unk

unknown

a hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Heide

* (Venray) First attested as de Heijde in 1838-1857. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Friesland) First attested as De Heyde in 1718. Calque of West Frisian De Heide, derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Heumen) Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Montferland) First attested as Diemsche Heyde in 1729. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Echt-Susteren) First attested as Heijde in 1838-1857. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Leudal, Heythuysen) First attested as Heide in 1899. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”). See also Limburgish Hei, De Heihoezer.
* (Leudal, Roggel) First attested as Heide in 1835. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”).
* (Roermond) First attested as Heijer huysen in the second half of the 17th century. Derived from heide (“heath, heathland”). See also Limburgish De Hei.

a village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands

De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren#English

a hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands


Robbe

Shortened from the personal name Robert.


Tinte

Attested as Tente in the 16th century. Likely derived from Middle Dutch tinte (“tent, temporary shelter”). Proposed derivations from Medieval Latin tincta (“tincture, paint”) (as a reference to madder production) or Middle Dutch tinte (“notched lower section of an arrow”) (as a reference to shape of the polder the village is located in) are significantly less likely.
See also Zealandic De Tinte.

cog

a village in Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands


Madagaskar

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Luxemburg

nl-proper noun

Luxemburg n (adjective Luxemburgs, demonym Luxemburger m or Luxemburgse f)

Luxemburgs (adjective)
Luxemburger (demonym masculine)
Luxemburgse (demonym feminine)

Afrikaans: Luxemburg

→ Indonesian: Luksemburg

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


Nederland

Nederland n (adjective Nederlands, demonym Nederlander m or Nederlandse f)

Nederlands (adjective)
Nederlander (demonym masculine)
Nederlandse (demonym feminine)
Neerland (alternative)
Neêrland (alternative)

→ Aukan: Nedilanti

→ Polish: Niderlandy

From neder (“down, low”) + land (“land”). Compare English Netherlands.

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

Kingdom of the Netherlands#English:_Q29999

Kingdom of the Netherlands (official name of the Netherlands: a country consisting of the Netherlands per se, in Western Europe, as well as three other small island countries in the <, namely Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


Nederland

First attested as t Nederland in 1830-1855. From neder (“down, low”) + land (“land”).

Neerland (alternative)
Neêrland (alternative)

a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands


Libanon

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


België

België n (adjective Belgisch, demonym Belg m or Belgische f)

Belgisch (adjective)
Belg (demonym masculine)
Belgische (demonym feminine)

Afrikaans: België

→ Indonesian: Belgia

⇒ Japanese: ベルギー (Berugī)

→ Sranan Tongo: Bergi

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Jesse

From Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai).


Denise

a female given name, equivalent to English Denise


Tokio

Borrowed from Japanese 東(とう)京(きょう) (Tōkyō, literally “eastern capital”). First attested in the 1870s.

ja-r

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital and largest city of Japan)


Isabella

Borrowed from Spanish Isabel and Latin Isabella.


Akkadisch

Borrowed from German Akkadisch, akkadisch. Equivalent to Akkad + -isch.


Bruno

From Old High German [Term?]. Related to bruin.


Latijn

Negerhollands: Latiin

→ Caribbean Javanese: Latin

From Middle Dutch latijn, from Latin Latīnus.


CBI

w:nl:Centrum tot Bevordering van de Import uit ontwikkelingslanden

(Netherlands) initialism of Centrum tot Bevordering van de Import uit ontwikkelingslanden (“Center for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries”)


Borneo

The hamlet is attested as Klein Borneo in 1984. It was named after the island, presumably for its remoteness or the perceived unpleasant disposition of its inhabitants.

Borneo, a Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei

a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Nes

* (Noardeast-Fryslân) First attested as nesse in 1369. Borrowed from West Frisian Nes, derived in turn from Old Frisian nes (“headland, spit”).
* (Ameland) First attested as nes in 1485. Borrowed from West Frisian Nes, derived in turn from Old Frisian nes (“headland, spit”).
* (Heerenveen) First attested as nesse in 1243. Borrowed from West Frisian Nes, derived in turn from Old Frisian nes (“headland, spit”).
* (Noord-Holland) Attested as De Nes in 1680. Derived from nes (“headland, spit”).

a village and former municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

a village in Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands

a village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands


HST

Hubble Space Telescope
w:Hubble Space Telescope

HST; initialism of Hubble Space Telescope


Lucas

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), perchance via Latin Lucas.

(biblical) Luke (traditional name of the author of the Gospel of Luke)


Windhoek

From wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”).

Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)


Eden

→ Indonesian: Eden

From Middle Dutch eden, from Latin Eden, from Biblical Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿḗḏen).

(biblical) Eden (mythological garden in Genesis)


Portland

Attested as Portlandsche Polder in 1839-1859. Borrowed from English Portland. Named after Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and lord of Rhoon.

a neighbourhood of Albrandswaard, South Holland, Netherlands


Osen

First attested as oze in 1326. Etymology unknown.
See also Limburgish Oeazje.

unk

unknown

a hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands


Neptunus

Neptune, the eighth planet of our solar system


Priscilla

Priscilla (Biblical character from Acts)


Theo

a male given name, equivalent to English Theo


Gaza

From Middle Dutch gaza, from Latin Gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עזה (`aza).


's-Gravenhage

From the 17th century des graven hage (“the count's hedge”), referring to the Count of Holland. The older name was Den Haghe (“the hedge”), which continues into the modern name of the city.


Nazareth

First attested as Nazareth in 1866. Named after a former farmstead.

a neighbourhood of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands


Brussel

From Broekzele, from broek (“marsh”) + zaal, zele (“thatching, settlement”).

Brussels (the capital city of Belgium; the capital city of the region of Flanders in Belgium; the main seat of government of the EU; the former capital of the former province of Brabant)

(figuratively) any of the above legal entities decreeing from Brussels

Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest#Dutch

Brussels-Capital Region
Brussels-Capital Region#English

short for Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: Brussels-Capital Region (the smallest of Belgium's three federative regions)


Columbus

a surname; Columbus, chiefly in reference to Christopher Columbus


Kosovo

nl-proper noun

Kosovo n (adjective Kosovaars, demonym Kosovaar m or Kosovaarse f)

Kosovaars (adjective)
Kosovaar (demonym masculine)
Kosovaarse (demonym feminine)

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Ко̏сово/Kȍsovo.

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Kosovo (a partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Aken

Afrikaans: Aken


Soto

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


CNV

Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond
w:Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond

initialism of Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond, The National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands


Transvaal

Transvaal (a geographical region and former province of South Africa)

(historical) Transvaal (a former country in Southern Africa)


Johannes

From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān). Cognate with English John.

יוֹחָנָן יוחנן#Hebrew

a male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John


Stefan

a male given name, equivalent to English Stephen