Aartswoud

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

Aarswoud (alternative)
Ierswoud (alternative)

a village in Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands


De Weere

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

a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands


Hoogwoud

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

inh

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


Opmeer

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

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

a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


Wadway

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


Gouwe

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

a hamlet in Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands


Zandwerven

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


Abbekerkeweere

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


De Kaag

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


Lagehoek

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


Langereis

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

Lengerois (alternative)
Langerois (alternative)


Anna Paulowna

As a location name, first attested as den Nieuwe-Anna-Paulowna-polder in 1846. Named after Anna Pavlovna of Russia.

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


Barsingerhorn

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


Breezand

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

a village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands


Den Oever

First attested as t oever in 1432. Derived from Middle Dutch oever (“shore”).

Nover (alternative)
Noefer (alternative)
Noever (alternative)


Haringhuizen

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


Hippolytushoef

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


Kolhorn

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

Klorre (alternative)
Klorn (alternative)


Kreileroord

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


Lutjewinkel

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


Middenmeer

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


Nieuwe Niedorp

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


Oude Niedorp

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


Slootdorp

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


Van Ewijcksluis

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

nl:Daniël Jacob van Ewijck van Oostbroek van de Bilt


't Veld

Attested as t Veld in 1839-1859. Derived from veld (“field”), used here as a collective reference to land located inside of a levee.


Wieringerwaard

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


Wieringerwerf

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


Zijdewind

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


Blokhuizen

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

Blokkehuize (alternative)
Blokhúze (alternative)


Emaus

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


Gelderse Buurt

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


De Gest

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


Groetpolder

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


De Haukes

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

unk

unknown


De Heid

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


De Hoelm

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


Hogebieren

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


Hollebalg

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


Kleine Sluis

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


Kreil

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


Lutjekolhorn

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


Moerbeek

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


Mientbrug

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


Noord-Stroe

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


Noordburen

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


Noorderbuurt

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

af

a hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands


De Normer

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


Oosterklief

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


Westerklief

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


Poolland

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


Smerp

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


De Strook

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


Spoorbuurt

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


Terdiek

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


Vatrop

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


Verlaat

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


Wateringskant

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


De Weel

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


Grotewal

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

a hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands


Keinse

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

unk

unclear


Lagedijk

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


Tjallewal

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


Tolke

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


't Wad

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


Dirkshorn

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

a village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands


Eenigenburg

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


Krabbendam

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


Tuitjenhorn

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

Tuitjehorre (alternative)
Tuitjehorren (alternative)


Valkkoog

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


Waarland

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


Warmenhuizen

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

Warmehuize (alternative)
Wermehúze (alternative)

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


Dijkstaal

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


't Rijpje

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


Schagerwaard

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


Schoorldam

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


Slootgaard

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


Woudmeer

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


Zijpersluis

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


Burgerbrug

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


Callantsoog

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


Petten

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


Schagerbrug

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

Skaambrég (alternative)
Skagerbrég (alternative)


Sint Maartensbrug

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

Simmersebreg (alternative)
Simbreg (alternative)


Sint Maartensvlotbrug

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


Sint Maartenszee

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


Abbestede

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


Burgervlotbrug

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


't Buurtje

Attested as t Buurtje in 1839-1859. Derived from the diminutive form of buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).


De Stolpen

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


Groote Keeten

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


Het Korfwater

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


Keinsmerbrug

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


Leihoek

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


Mennonietenbuurt

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

a hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Stolpervlotbrug

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


Waldervaart

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

a neighbourhood of Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands


Nieuwe-Niedorp

a former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


Niedorp

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


Wieringermeer

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


Harenkarspel

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


Huisduinen

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

cog

a village in Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands


Friese Buurt

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

a hamlet in Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands


De Kooy

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


Blauwe Keet

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


Duinbuurt

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

a neighbourhood of Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands


Walvisvaarderbuurt

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


Landmetersbuurt

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


De Schooten

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


Nieuw-Den Helder

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


Hollands Kroon

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

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

a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


De Waal

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

inh

a village in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands


Oudeschild

Attested as t Schilt in 1618. Compound of oud (“old”) and an unclear element. The second element may derive from West Frisian skil (“small seashell”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t or, alternatively, be cognate to the hydronym Schelde. The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuweschild. Compare Schouwen.

Ouweskil (alternative)
Skil (alternative)


Nieuweschild

Attested as t Nieuwe Schilt in 1680. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and an unclear element. The second element may derive from West Frisian skil (“small seashell”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t or, alternatively, be cognate to the hydronym Schelde. The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudeschild.
Compare Schouwen.


't Horntje

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


Bargen

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


De Westen

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


Dijkmanshuizen

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


Harkebuurt

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


Het Noorden

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


Noord Haffel

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


Zuid Haffel

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


Ongeren

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


Ongeren

alternative form of Hongeren (“Hungary”)


Spijkdorp

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


Tienhoven

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

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

a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Westermient

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


Midden-Eierland

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


Zuid-Eierland

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


Eesterga

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

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De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren#English

a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands


Annerveenschekanaal

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

a village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands


Oldorp

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

a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands


Groot Maarslag

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


Klein Maarslag

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


Bunschoten

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

cog

Meronyms: Bonte Poort, Eemdijk, Spakenburg, Zevenhuizen

a city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Spakenburg

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

a village in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Eemdijk

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


Bonte Poort

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

a hamlet in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Broerswetering

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

a neighbourhood of Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Bikkersvaart

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


Blokhuiswetering

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


Koenraadswetering

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


Eemnes

Meronyms: Eemnes-Binnen, Eemnes-Buiten


Eemnes-Binnen

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


Eemnes-Buiten

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


Noordbuurt

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

a neighbourhood of Eemnes, Utrecht, Netherlands


Eembrugge

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


Lage Vuursche

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

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a village in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands


Soestdijk

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


Amaliapark

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

a neighbourhood of Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands


Eemdal

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


Wilhelminapark

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

a neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Prins Hendrikpark

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


Pekingpark

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


De Vuursche

Named after Hooge Vuursche and Lage Vuursche.

a former municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Bilthoven

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

a village in De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands


Groenekan

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


Hollandsche Rading

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


Maartensdijk

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

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


Achterwetering

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

a hamlet in De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Leyen

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

a neighbourhood of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands


Bosch en Duin

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

a village in Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands


Den Dolder

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


Dijnselburg

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

a neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands


Vollenhoven

First attested as t Goet van Vollenhove in 1580. Named after an estate.


Griffensteijn

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


Kersbergen

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


Nijenheim

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


Crosestein

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


Brugakker

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


De Clomp

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


Couwenhoven

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


Blikkenburg

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


Hoge Dennen

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


Kerckebosch

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


Soestduinen

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

a village in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands


Soesterberg

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


De Birkt

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


Melm

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


Wieksloot

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


't Hart

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

a neighbourhood of Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Bunt

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


Pijnenburg

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


Soester Hoogt

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


Smitsveen

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


Overhees

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


Soesterveen

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


Hooglanderveen

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

a village in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Buurtsdijk

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

a hamlet in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Coelhorst

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


Zeldert

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


Stoutenburg-Noord

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


Zonnehof

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

a neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Soesterkwartier

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


De Koppel

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


Gildekwartier

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


Schothorst

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


Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea

Netherlands New Guinea
Netherlands New Guinea

Netherlands New Guinea (colonial territory)


Liendert

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


Randenbroek

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


Vermeerkwartier

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


De Luiaard

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


Willem III

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


Leusderkwartier

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


Langenoord

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


Bieshaar

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


Zielhorst

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


Architectenbuurt

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


Vlinderbuurt

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


Kattenbroek

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


Emiclaer

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


De Brand

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


Calveen

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


Vathorst

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


Achterveld

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

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a village in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands


Leusden-Zuid

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


Stoutenburg

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

a village and former municipality of Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Asschat

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

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a hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Den Treek

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


De Ruif

First attested as den Rueffst in 1537. Etymology unknown.

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Jannendorp

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


Moorst

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


Musschendorp

Attested as t Mussendorp in 1839-1859. Compound of the plural form of mus (“sparrow, Passeridae sp.”) and dorp (“village, settlement”). The element mus may have a perjorative meaning.
Compare Jannendorp.


Oud-Leusden

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


Snorrenhoef

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


Bavoort

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


Akkerhoeve

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

a neighbourhood of Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Alandsbeek

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


Bosveld

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


Claverenblad

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


Groenhouten

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


Hamersveld

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


Langenbeek

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


Noordwijck

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


Rozenboom

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


't Ruige Veld

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


De Wetering

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


Woudenberg

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

inh

Meronym: Voskuilen

a village and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Voskuilen

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

a hamlet in Woudenberg, Utrecht, Netherlands


Ekris

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


Emminkhuizen

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

a hamlet in Renswoude, Utrecht, Netherlands


Schrijverswijk

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

a neighbourhood of Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherlands


Dragonder

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


Franse Gat

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


Ruisseveen

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


Petenbos

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


Gezonken Hoek

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


Remmerden

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

a hamlet in Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Bruine Eng

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

a neighbourhood of Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Koerheuvel

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


Domineesberg

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


Maarsbergen

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

Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Utrechtse Heuvelrug#English

a village in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands


Beerschoten

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

a hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands


Breedeveen

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


Darthuizen

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

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


De Groep

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


Ginkel

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


Haagje

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


Oud Rijsenburg

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


Palmstad

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


Sterkenburg

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


Valkenheide

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


Hoenderdaal

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

a neighbourhood of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands


Dennenburg

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


Beukenstein

From beuk (“beech (Fagus sylvatica)”) + -en- + -stein (“manor”). Named after a former manor house.


Driebergen

See Driebergen-Rijsenburg. Formerly an independent village.

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


Utrechtse Heuvelrug

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

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


Cothen

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

Wijk bij Duurstede
Wijk bij Duurstede#English

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


Langbroek

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


Den Oord

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

a hamlet in Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands


Dwarsdijk

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


Overlangbroek

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


De Horden

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

a neighbourhood of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands


Noorderwaard

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


De Geer

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

inh

a neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Engk

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


Steenen Brug

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


Odijk

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

a village and former municipality of Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands


Werkhoven

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


Vechten

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

cog

a hamlet in Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands


Rhijnauwen

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

inh

a former municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Houten

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

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

a town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


't Goy

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

inh

a village in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Tull en 't Waal

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

a village and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Honswijk

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

a hamlet in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Leebrug

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


Oud-Wulven

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

a hamlet and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Wayen

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


De Lobben

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


De Weerwolf

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


De Meent

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


Tiellandt

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


Wulven

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


Schonenburg

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


Rijsbrug

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


De Hoon

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


Schonauwen

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

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands


Loerik

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


Overdam

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


Jutphaas

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

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a neighbourhood and former municipality of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands


Wijkersloot

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


Zuilenstein

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


Batau

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


Doorslag

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


Huis de Geer

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


Galecop

First attested as galencop in 1295. Compound of Middle Dutch Galo (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.


Fokkesteeg

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


Vreeswijk

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


Merwestein

From the hydronym Merwe + -stein (“castle, manor”).


Oudegein

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


Zandveld

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


Hoog-Zandveld

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


Achtersloot

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

a hamlet in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands


Kasteelkwartier

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

a neighbourhood of IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands


IJsselveld

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


Overwaard

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


Zenderpark

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


Everdingen

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

a village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Hagestein

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


Hei- en Boeicop

Heicop is first attested as heicoep in 1289. Boeicop is first attested as boyencaip in 1413. Heicop derives from a compound of Middle Dutch Heye (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”). Boeicop derives from a compound of Middle Dutch Boye (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.


Hoef en Haag

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

a village in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Kedichem

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


Leerbroek

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


Schoonrewoerd

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


Tienhoven aan de Lek

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


Zijderveld

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


Diefdijk

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

a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Helsdingen

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


Hoogewaard

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


Kortenhoeven

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


Lakerveld

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


Middelkoop

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


Loosdorp

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


Ossenwaard

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


Overboeicop

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


Overheicop

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


Recht van ter Leede

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


Zederik

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

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a neighbourhood of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands

a former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands


De Hagen

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


Amaliastein

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


Monnikenhof

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


Vijfheerenlanden

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

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


Benschop

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

a village and former municipality of Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands


Cabauw

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


Jaarsveld

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


Lopikerkapel

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

a village in Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands


Uitweg

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


Willige Langerak

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


Polsbroek

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


Polsbroekerdam

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


Zevender

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

a hamlet and former municipality of Lopik, Utrecht, Netherlands


Noord-Polsbroek

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

a former municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Zuid-Polsbroek

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


Oudewater

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

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

a city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Hekendorp

First attested as hedickendorp around 1307. Compound of Middle Dutch Hedeke (a personal name) and dorp (“village, subsidiary settlement”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Reijerscop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.

a village and former municipality of Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands


Papekop

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


Diemerbroek

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

a hamlet in Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands


Hoenkoop

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

a hamlet and former municipality of Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands


Lange Linschoten

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


Ruigeweide

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


Snelrewaard

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


Tappersheul

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


Montfoort

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

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


Cattenbroek

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

a hamlet in Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Knollemanshoek

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


Mastwijk

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


Willeskop

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

a hamlet and former municipality of Montfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands


Plettenburg

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

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a neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands


De Wiers

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

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Het Klooster

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


De Liesbosch

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


Laagraven

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


Kanis

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

a village in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Zegveld

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

a village and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Barwoutswaarder

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

a hamlet and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Bekenes

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

a hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Breeveld

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


Breudijk

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


Geestdorp

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


Gerverscop

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


Harmelerwaard

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


Houtdijken

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


Kromwijk

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


Lagebroek

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


Mijzijde

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


Oud-Kamerik

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


Putkop

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


Reijerscop

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


Teckop

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


Tournoysveld

Named after the Oudeland en Tournoysveld polder.


Snel en Polanen

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


's-Gravensloot

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


Kamerik-Houtdijken

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


Kamerik-Mijzijde

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


Panoven

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

a neighbourhood of IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands


Amstelhoek

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

a village in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Baambrugge

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


Waverveen

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

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


Aan de Zuwe

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

a hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Baambrugse Zuwe

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


Botshol

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


Demmerik

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


Donkereind

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


Gemaal

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


Groenlandsekade

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


Kromme Mijdrecht

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


Nessersluis

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


Stokkelaarsbrug

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


Vinkenkade

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


Vinkeveen en Waverveen

a former municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Oudhuizen

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

a former village and former municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands


Abcoude-Baambrugge

Derived from the toponyms Abcoude and Baambrugge.


Abcoude-Proosdij

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


Zuiderwaard

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

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a neighbourhood of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands


Westerheul

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


Veenzijde

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


Proosdij

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


Proostdijland

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


Molenland

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


De Ronde Venen

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

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


Loenersloot

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

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


Maarssen

First attested as Old Dutch marsna in 918-948, which see.
Compare Meerssen.

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


Maarssenbroek

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


Nieuwersluis

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

a village in Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Nieuwer Ter Aa

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


Nigtevecht

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


Oud-Zuilen

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


Gieltjesdorp

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

a hamlet in Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Kerklaan

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


Kortrijk

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

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

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


Laag-Nieuwkoop

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


Maarsseveen

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

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


Mijnden

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


Molenpolder

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


Nieuwerhoek

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


Oud-Aa

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


Oud-Maarsseveen

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


Portengen

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


Portengense Brug

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


Scheendijk

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


Spengen

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


De Glashut

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


Oud Over

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


Stichts Loenen

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


Breukelen-Nijenrode

Derived from the toponyms Breukelen and Nijenrode.


Breukelen-Sint Pieters

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


Ruwiel

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


Broeckland

Archaic spelling of broekland (“marshland”).

a neighbourhood of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Op Buuren

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


Friezenbuurt

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


Nijenrode

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


Den Hommel

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

a neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Oog in Al

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


Pijlsweerd

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


Ondiep

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


Geuzenwijk

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


De Driehoek

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


Elinkwijk

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


Schaakbuurt

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


Zuilen

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

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands


Overvecht

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


De Lessepsbuurt

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


Vogelenbuurt

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


Votulast

Blend of Vogelenwijk + Tuinwijk + Lauwerecht + Staatsliedenkwartier.


Wittevrouwen

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


Voordorp

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


Buiten Wittevrouwen

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


Watervogelbuurt

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


Abstede

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


Oudwijk

First attested as aldewic in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch alt (“old”) and *wīc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). By surface analysis, oud + wijk.


De Uithof

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


Rijnsweerd

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


Galgenwaard

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


Maarschalkerweerd

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


Wijk C

/ˈʋɛi̯k ˈseː/

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


Hoog Catharijne

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


Lunetten

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


Tolsteeg

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


Hoograven

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


Rotsoord

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


Dichterswijk

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


Transwijk

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


Kanaleneiland

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


Leidsche Rijn

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


Papendorp

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


Terwijde

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


Hoge Weide

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


Strijkviertel

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


Majellapark

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


Vleuterweide

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


Nyevelt

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


De Woerd

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


Zeven Steegjes

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