Soest

First attested as soys and zoys in 1028. Etymology uncertain. One hypothesis proposes a derivation from a hydronym cognate to suizen (“swish, murmer”).
May be the same as Súsat (also spelled as Susa and Susakk), the capital of Attila mentioned in Thidrek’s saga written around 1250 (Attila, according to it, was originally from Frisia, a region close to Soest).

Meronyms: De Birkt, Hees, Melm, Pijnenburg, Soestdijk, Soestduinen, Soesterberg, Wieksloot

a town and municipality of Utrecht, the Netherlands


Soest

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

a town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany


Icarus

Borrowed from Latin Īcarus, from Ancient Greek Ἴκαρος (Íkaros).

Icarus (Greek mythological figure whose wings disintegrated, drowned in the Aegean)


ING

Abbreviation of Internationale Nederlanden Groep.

abbrev

ING (a Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation)


Horsten

First attested as HORSTEN (DE), ook de Onstwedderhorst genaamd in 1844. Derived from the plural form of horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

a hamlet in Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands


Bunde

Potentially attested as bundende in 893, attested with certainty as bunde in 1202. Etymology uncertain. Potentially related to Proto-Germanic *biwanda (“enclosed piece of land”), Transalpine Gaulish *bundo- (“soil, earth”), Alemannic German bunde (“foot of a mountain”) or Gallo-Roman Latin *bondam (“border”).
See also Limburgish Bung.

cog

a village and former municipality of Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands


Rotte

The river is first attested as Rotta in 1028. The hydronym is likely derived from a compound of Old Dutch rot (“dirty, muddy”) and ā (“watercourse, river”).
The hamlet is attested in 1899 as Rotte (De). It is named after the river.

a river in and near Rotterdam, and part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta

a hamlet in Lansingerland, South Holland, Netherlands


Holy

First attested as hoylede in 1269. Contracted compound of Middle Dutch hooch (“high, elevated”) and lede (“excavated or channeled watercourse”).

a neighbourhood of Vlaardingen, South Holland, Netherlands


Dein

Borrowed from Papiamentu Dein. Etymology unknown.

unk

unknown


Alting

First attested as altinghen in 1284. Derived from Old Dutch Alte (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

a hamlet in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands


Kladde

First attested as Leemkladde in 1692. Derived from dialectal kladde (“lump of dirty mud, manure”). Compare Klaterbuurt, Klatering, Kletterbuurt, Kleuter and Klundert.

a hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands


Klei

First attested as in de kleij in 1781. Derived from klei (“clay”). The settlement was built on clay ground.

a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands


Woud

First attested as inne dat Woudt in 1554. Derived from woud (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

a hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Top

From the noun top. Also found in German.


Tol

From the noun tol (“toll”). Compare Van Tol.


Kats

First attested as chats in 1204. Etymology unknown. Perhaps related to dialectal kats (“sludge, dirty gunk”). No relationship with dialectal kets (“road used to bring cattle to pasture”) or kade (“embankment”). Compare Kaatsheuvel.

unknown

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


Santa Maria

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


Witmarsum

→ Portuguese: Witmarsum

First attested as witmarsum in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Wytmarsum, derived from a compound of Old Frisian Witmer (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”). Compare Ootmarsum.

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


Elsenfors

(obsolete) Helsinki (the capital city of Finland)


Lokeren

* (Belgium) From Middle Dutch Loekerne, Lokeren, further etymology unknown. Perhaps related to luiken or loeken.
* (Netherlands)

unknown

Meronyms: Daknam, Eksaarde

a municipality of East Flanders, Belgium

a neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Middel

* (Noord-Holland) Attested as de Middel in 1658. Derived from middel (“middle”).
* (Overijssel) First attested as middele around 1300. Compound of Middle Dutch midde (“middle, mid-”) and lo (“light forest”).

a hamlet in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Olst-Wijhe, Overijssel, Netherlands


Rien

First attested as Reensterzyl in 1527. Borrowed from West Frisian Rien, derived in turn from a hydronym derived from Proto-Germanic *raino (“boundary, border”).

der

a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Jozef

From Middle Dutch joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף.

Hebrew יוֹסֵף

Joseph, son of Jacob (Biblical character)

Joseph, father of Jesus of Nazareth (Biblical character)

a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph


Hollenberg

a hamlet in Aalten, Gelderland, Netherlands


Antoon

a male given name, equivalent to English Anthony


Valentijn

a male given name, equivalent to English Valentine

Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day


Aarnout

a male given name, equivalent to English Arnold


Matthijs

Ultimately from Late Latin Matthiās and Matthaeus, from Koine Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), Ματθίας (Matthías), &c., several figures in the New Testament including the apostles Matthew and Matthias, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhū), from מַתָּנַת (“gift, reward”) + יהוה (“YHWH, God”). Doublet of Matteüs and Mattias. Compare French Matthieu and Matthias.

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhū)

Mattijs (alternative)
Mathijs (alternative)
Matijs (alternative)

a male given name, equivalent to English Matthew or Matthias

Matthew the Apostle
Matthias the Apostle
New Testament
apostles


Luuk

a male given name, equivalent to English Luke


Lieke

Shortened from Angelique and related names.


Loon

* (Drenthe) First attested as lon in the 12th century. Derived from the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”).
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as loen in 1450. Derived from the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”).

a village in Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands

a hamlet in Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands


The Bottom

Borrowed from English The Bottom, derived from a misinterpretation of Zealandic botte (“bowl”).

a village and capital of Saba, Netherlands


Beek

* (Beek) First attested as Becha in the mid-11th century. Derived from Old Dutch beke (“brook, stream”). See also Limburgish Baek.
* (Belgium) First attested in 1155. Derived from Old Dutch beke (“brook, stream”). Named after a nearby brook.
* (Berg en Dal) First attested as bechi in 814-815. Derived from Old Dutch beke (“brook, stream”).
* (Montferland) First attested as beke in 1206. Derived from Old Dutch beke (“brook, stream”).
* (Venray) Derived from beek (“brook, stream”).

Meronyms: Genhout, Geverik, Hobbelrade, Kelmond, Looiwinkel, Neerbeek, Oude Kerk, Spaubeek

a village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

a village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium

a village and former municipality of Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands

a village in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands


Beek

From the noun beek (“brook, stream”), or from one of several toponyms (see above).


Calvijn

Likely borrowed from Latin, perhaps with influence from Middle French.

a male given name, equivalent to English Calvin


De Haag

De Haag is the older form of standard Dutch Den Haag, which is actually a petrified accusative/dative form. In western dialects De Haag is likely a pronunciation spelling, as final [n] after [ə] is commonly lost.

Ik neem de Haag, daar 't Hof-gezin
 Haar woon-plaatz' houd: wat steeckt 'er in?
 Onkuysheid, en bedriegen

1663, anonymous author, “Gezang op 't Hoornsche Pleizier.”, in 't Hoorns vermaeck'lijck treck-schuytje, volume 2, page 17:

I take The Hague [for instance], where the royal family
   Keeps its residence: what's in it?
    Unchastity, and deceit

Maar toen Oranjes vorst ten lesten op kwam dagen,
 Door vlugge paarden en zyn schoone koets gedragen,
 Vloog elk de Haag straks uit.

1747, K. G., De Haag in vreugd, Kornelis Kloek, page 5:

But when the prince of Orange finally appeared,
 Born by swift horses and his fair coach,
 all flew right out of The Hague.

Tot dat einde stel ik dat Gorcum, een tyding aan den Haag [dat.] zullende mededeelen, een vlag opsteekt; Dordrecht dit ziende steekt ook een vlag op, het zelfde doet Rotterdam, Delft en de Haag [nom.]. — Delft ziende, dat de Haag [nom.] zyn vlag heeft opgestooken, haalt de zyne neer, dit volgt Rotterdam, Dordrecht en Gorcum.

1794, Jakob de Gelder, Ontwerp van de telegraphe, Rotterdam: Johannes Holsteyn, page 9:

To that end I suppose that Gorcum, having to impart a message on The Hague, raises a flag; Dordrecht seeing this also raises a flag, Rotterdam, Delft and The Hague do the same. — Delft seeing that The Hague has raised its flag, lowers its own, Rotterdam, Dordrecht and Gorcum follow suit.

O ja? De Haag? De Haag zeg je?

1948, Thomas, Potjesdam in opschudding, Steenwijk: Logtmeiers, page 6:

Hagenees maakt stadsplattegrond 'De Haag op ze Haags'

2016 December 15, omroepwest, archived from the original on 2023-11-26:

Inhabitant of The Hague makes city map 'The Hague in Hague dialect'

De Haag, was je klâhwe
 De grootschalige campagne 'Den Haag tegen Corona' is nu ook in het Haagse vertaald.

2020 December 14, omroepwest, archived from the original on 2023-11-26:

The Hague, wash your hands
 The major campaign 'The Hague against Corona' has now also been translated into Hague dialect.


Goes

→ Latin: Goesius

First attested as curtagosu in 976. Derived from an ancient hydronym, which in turn derives from Old Dutch gus (“stream”).

Meronyms: Abbekinderen, Blauwewijk, Eindewege, Goese Sas, Kattendijke, Kloetinge, Monnikendijk, Noordeinde, Oude Veerdijk, Oud-Sabbinge, Planketent, Roodewijk, 's-Heer Arendskerke, 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen, Sluis De Piet, Tervaten, Waanskinderen, Wilhelminadorp, Wissekerke, Wolphaartsdijk

a city and municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands

Willem Goes (1611–1686), Dutch writer who wrote frequently under the pseudonym “Lucius Verus”


Nete

a river in Flanders, Belgium, flowing through Lier


Dender

a river in Belgium, flowing through Aalst


Pallieterland

after Pallieter, Felix Timmermans's novel and -land, referring to the region the novel was set

region around Lier and the river Nete in Flanders


Antwerps

local variant of Brabantian spoken in and near the city of Antwerp


Booms

local variant of Brabantian spoken in and near the Flemish town of Boom


Leie

First mention in 694 as Legia, which is likely of Celtic origin, meaning flowing; related legaim in Old-Irish means to flow

the Lys (a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt at Gent)


IJzer

Yser, a river that flows through French and West Flanders to the North Sea


Diksmuide

From Middle Dutch [Term?], from Old Dutch dicasmutha. Equivalent to dijk (“dike”) + muide (“river mouth”).

Meronyms: Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobskapelle, Stuivekenskerke, Vladslo, Woumen

a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders


Veurne

Meronyms: Avekapelle, Booitshoeke, Bulskamp, De Moeren, Eggewaartskapelle, Houtem, Steenkerke, Vinkem, Wulveringem, Zoutenaaie


Rupel

* from Celtic-Germanic rim- (flowing) en -pel (swamp, pond)
* alternatively, contraction of the Brabantian ruig or ruw (rough) with the Latin palus, 'swamp' (Ru-peel)


Niel

* Possibly from the medieval word niel meaning "thrown face-down in the depths", from the Germanic nihwulia or niwaialho (meaning: "headlong, downward"). Furthermore, places with "Niel" in their names have been shown to invariably be lower-lying

town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp


Hoge Venen

High Fens (boggy region in eastern Belgium and western Germany)


Kanaalbuurt

Het Kanaalplan behelst een versterking van de werkgelegenheid en de economie voor de Brusselaars die wonen in de Kanaalbuurt.


Francien

a female given name, equivalent to English Francine


Wisch

Named after a fiefdom that was located on the territory of the municipality. The name of the fiefdom derives in turn from Old Dutch wisch (“damp pasture”). Related to Old English wisca (“river meadow”); all are probably related to Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) (River Wiske).

a former municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands


IGEAN

Belgian Dutch, abbreviation for Intercommunale Grondbeleid en Expansie Antwerpen

intermunicipal organization in the province of Antwerp, Belgium, that actively participates, plans, assists and gives advice in matters waste disposal, spatial planning and development


Straat

First attested as jägerstraet in 1766. Derived from straat (“street, road”).
See also Limburgish Sjtraot.

a hamlet in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands


Straten

First attested as straten in 1312-1350. Derived from the dative plural form of straat (“way, road”).

a hamlet in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands


Haverbus

From Hebrew חבר and ברוך, thus literally "blessed friend".


Toom

First attested as toym in 1225. Likely indirectly derived from Latin tumba (“grave, burial mound”). Compare Tommel.

a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands


Frans-Polynesië

French Polynesia
French Polynesia#English

French Polynesia (an archipelago and overseas territory of France in Oceania)


Charkiv

Kharkiv, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.


Warken

First attested with certainty as warken in 1416. Etymology unknown. A variety of derivations have been proposed: from Middle Dutch vorewerc (“farm belonging to a manor or monastery”), from werk (“fortification”), or from Old Dutch Waro (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. None of these proposals match well with the earliest attestations of the toponym.

unk

unknown

inh

a hamlet in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands


Donar

Learned borrowing from Old High German Donar. The expected Dutch form would be **Donder, from Old Dutch Thunar.


Oxe

First attested as oxe in 1266. Etymology unknown. Tentative links to Middle Dutch oke (“place where vegetables have been freshly planted”), Proto-Germanic *ohso- (“ox”) and German Low German uke (“protruding piece of a roof”) have been proposed.

unk

unknown

cog

a hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands


Ponte

Attested as De Ponte in 1838-1857. Derived from pont (“ferry”).


Dal

First attested as Dahl in 1803-1820. Derived from dal (“dale, valley”).

a hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands


Westland

Meronyms: Baakwoning, Blaker, De Driesprong, De Lier, Heenweg, Honselersdijk, Kwintsheul, Maasdijk, Mariëndijk, Monster, Naaldwijk, Nieuwe Tuinen, Oostbuurt, Poeldijk, Rolpaal, 's-Gravenzande, Ter Heijde, Wateringen, Westerlee

a municipality and region of South Holland, Netherlands, known for its greenhouses


Barents

Barends (alternative)
Baerents (alternative)
Baerends (alternative)
Barendsz (alternative)
Barentsz (alternative)
Baerentsz (alternative)
Baerendsz (alternative)

a common surname originating as a patronymic


Floor

Ultimately from Latin flōs (“flower”) (stem flōr-, as seen in the accusative flōrem), whence also Fleur, Flora.


CBP

acronym of College Bescherming Persoonsgegevens (“Dutch Data Protection Authority”)


Avondland

From avond + land, a calque of German Abendland.

Hopelijk levert de ondergang van het Avondland ten minste een mooie zonsondergang op.

I sure hope that the downfall of the Occident will at least result in a pretty sunset.

(formal) Europe, or, more broadly, the West


Laar

* (Weert) First attested as Laer in 1790. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). See also Limburgish Laor.
* (Beekdaelen) Potentially attested as lare around 1170-1180, attested with certainty as lare in 1257. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). See also Limburgish Laor.
* (Peel en Maas) First attested as Het Kleine Laar in 1838-1857. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
* (Cranendonck) First attested as lare in 1307. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
* (Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten) First attested as te laar in 1406. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
* (Sint-Michielsgestel) First attested as Laar in 1866. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
* (Vught) Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

a village in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten#English

a hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands


Valk

From the noun valk (“falcon”). Compare Falk.


Islamitische Staat

Islamitische Staat in Irak en de Levant#Dutch

Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant

ellipsis of Islamitische Staat in Irak en de Levant: Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant


Bessens

First attested as Bessens in 1664. Borrowed from West Frisian Bessens, of uncertain etymology. The toponym may derive from Besse (a personal name).

a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Koum

First attested as cougghum in 1410. Borrowed from West Frisian Koum, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Coda (a personal name) or Côfa and hēm (“home, settlement”).

a hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands


Laak

First attested as Laak (De) in 1846. Derived from laak (“natural watercourse”).

a hamlet in Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands


Agga

Shortened from Den Haag (“The Hague”) or borrowed from Sranan Tongo Aga, itself from Dutch Den Haag.


Zuiderzee

From Middle Dutch Sudersêe. By surface analysis, zuider + zee.

(historical) a former shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands; nowadays closed off by the Afsluitdijk and partially reclaimed as polders; the largest remaining lakes are called the IJsselmeer and the Markermeer


Woen

A learned back-formation from the 18th or 19th century from woensdag, the first element of which is a syncopic variation through d-weakening (compare broer and broeder) of Middle Dutch *Woeden, which may have existed as simplex or only as an element in compounds, which in turn derived from Old Dutch Wuodan (“Woden”), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdan, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Related to Dutch woeden (“to rage”), woede (“anger”) and woedend (“angry”). Cognate with English Woden, German Wotan, Icelandic Óðinn, Faroese Óðin, and Norwegian Nynorsk, Danish, and Swedish Oden.

Een van die afgoden, van hun eigen maaksel, was Woen, de stormwind, van waar wy nog het heidensch woord Woens-dag en Woens-wagen (...) bewaard hebben. (Gezelle, 1864)

One of their idols, of their own creation, was Woden, the stormwind, whence we still have conserved the heathen word Wednesday and Woden's carriage (...)

Die jonge kerel groeit in zijne verbeelding tot een Woen die op een gevleugeld ros door de lucht rijdt. (Stijn Streuvels, 1926)

That young man is growing in his imagination into a Woden who rides through the skies on a winged horse.

The god Woden is hence named after the exalted ecstasy our heathen forefathers imagined when they thought of him.

De god Woen is dus genoemd naar de opperste vervoering die onze heidense voorouders zich bij hem voorstelden.

(Germanic mythology and paganism, rare) Woden/Odin, a major Germanic god often described as chief of the pantheon.


Dordrecht

First attested as thuredrith and thuredrit in 1064. From Middle Dutch Dordrecht, which had various spellings (Thuredrith, Durthric, ...). There is some uncertainty as to the origin, mainly that of the suffix -drecht.
Van Berkel and Samplonius (2006) derive the name from the Germanic elements *þurhw (“through”) + *driftiz (“creek, waterway”), as the name initially would have been applied to a waterway connecting the Dubbel to the Merwede.
Van Osta (1996), in an essay attempting to trace the origins of the toponymic suffix -drecht, gives an overview of proposed etymologies for the second element -drecht. He considers the derivation from *drifti- unlikely for various reasons; for example, the ft to cht change that this view supposes is contradicted by the fact that in earlier attestations and in dialects where this change did not happen until much later, -cht is always found instead of the expected -ft. In his conclusion he follows Pottmeyer (1929) in his view that the element likely is to be reconstructed as a noun derived from *draganą (“to pull, draw, carry”), but unlike Pottmeyer (who interprets it as a portage), Van Osta believes it refers to a waterway with a towpath. He also briefly mentions Dordrecht, accepting the view that the first element means through.
The old explanation, that the second element -drecht is derived from Latin traiectum (which is the case for the toponymic element -trecht in Utrecht for example), has been rejected by many scholars (due to the unexplained change of tr to dr, among other reasons), though the claim is still repeated by some authors. Van Osta treats this at length.

Meronyms: Dubbeldam, Kop van 't Land, Tweede Tol, Wieldrecht

Dordrecht (a city, municipality, and island of South Holland, Netherlands)


Inn

Inn (a right tributary of the Danube in Switzerland, Austria and Germany)


Fokker

→ English: Fokker

→ German: Fokker

Fokkert (alternative surname)
Fokkers (alternative surname)
Fokke (alternative surname)


Dommelen

First attested as dumellam in 1297. Derived from the dative plural form of the hydronym Dommel.

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


Dommel

Referenced in Latin by Willibrord as a river in Texandria (roughly, Brabant and its vicinity) by the name Duthmala (727 CE). Elsewhere it is attested as Dutmala around the same time. The second element is Old Dutch mala (“dale, lowland”) (found in placenames, compare Ezemaal, Watermaal, etc.); the first is uncertain.


Edens

First attested as ederinghe in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian Ede (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older version of the Frisian name.

a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Dogger

(nautical) Dogger, area near the Dogger Bank


Dogger

(geology) Dogger, Middle Jurassic, second period of the Jurassic


Talossaans

Talossan, the language spoken in Talossa


Offerfeest

Loan translation of Arabic عِيد اَلْأَضْحَى (ʕīd al-ʔaḍḥā).

calque

عِيد اَلْأَضْحَى

Arabic عِيد اَلْأَضْحَى (ʕīd al-ʔaḍḥā)

an Islamic festival commemorating the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail to Allah; Eid al-Adha


Suikerfeest

First attested in the early 20th century. From suiker (“sugar”) + feest (“feast, party, celebration”), loan translation of Turkish Şeker Bayramı.

compound

Eid al-Fitr; the religious celebration at the end of Ramadan, on the first day of the tenth month of the Muslim lunar calendar


Stork

First attested as Storck around 1680. Derived from Dutch Low Saxon stork (“stork, Ciconia ciconia”). Originally the name of a farmhouse, which was named in turn for three storks' nests located on its premises.

der

a hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands


Menzel

First attested as Mensel in 1546. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of lo (“light forest”) and an unknown first component. Compare Meensel and Munsel.

unk

unknown

a hamlet in Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands


Coen

a diminutive of the male given name Coenraad


Jordy

Spelling variant of Jordi, of Catalan origin.


Eeuwige Oosten

(Freemasonry) afterlife (life after death, also as a euphemism for death)


Kasen

First attested as caswyn in 1409. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from the plural form of Latin casa (“cottage, house”) or a compound of Vulgar Latin *cassanus (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and Middle Dutch winne (“leased farmstead, farm”).
See also Limburgish Kaze.

uncertain

cog

a hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands


Kade

First attested as FIJNAARTSCHE-KADE of Fijnaartsche-Kaai in 1843. Derived from kade (“embankment, low levee”).

a hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Brielle

First attested as briele in 1257. Derived from Middle Dutch briel (“enclosed woodland or park, market, square”).

inh

a city and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands


Oude Testament

Afrikaans: Ou Testament

Negerhollands: Oud Testament

From Middle Dutch [Term?], from Latin Vetus Testāmentum.

Holonym: Bijbel

(Christianity) the Old Testament, in any Christian canon


Nieuwe Testament

Negerhollands: Nywe Testament

Holonym: Bijbel

Coordinate term: Oude Testament

(Christianity) the New Testament, in any Christian canon


Hebreeuwse Bijbel

Coordinate term: Oude Testament


Tenach

Coordinate term: Oude Testament


Rotjeknor

First attested in the early twentieth century.

(slang, sometimes derogatory) Nickname for Rotterdam


Hidjra

hidjra (alternative)
Hijra (alternative)


Blanda

→ Sranan Tongo: Blanda

Borrowed from Malay Belanda, from Javanese ꦮꦭꦤ꧀ꦢ (walanda), from Portuguese Holanda (“Holland”), from Old Dutch holt lant (“woodland”). Doublet of blanda and Holland.

De meeste Surinamers zijn naar Nederland vertrokken omdat het in eigen land niet mogelijk was een redelijk loon te verdienen. Ze wilden studeren, zich bekwamen, ze wilden vooruit. Onder deze emigranten zijn er natuurlijk ook avonturiers die de wijde wereld in moeten. Dat zijn de trekvogels, de zigeuners. Maar het gros nam de wijk naar Blanda omdat er in eigen land onvoldoende werkgelegenheid was.

1969 April 18, Pieter Polanen, “Meneer bent U Surinamer? [Sir, are you Surinamese?]”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname, page 1:

Most Surinamese left for the Netherlands because it was not possible to earn a decent wage in their own country. They wanted to study, to gain skills, they wanted to get ahead. Of course, among these emigrants there are also adventurers who have the urge to go out into the wide world. These are the migratory birds, the gypsies. But the bulk took off for the Netherlands because there were not enough jobs in their own country.

mijn vader heeft zich gekleed voor de stad / nerveus loopt hij de trap af / strompelt verblind de verveloze treden / en deporteert zijn kind / naar eenzame kamers in Blanda.

1974, Shrinivāsi, “Mijn vader heeft zich gekleed voor de stad [My father dressed for the city]”, in Een weinig van het andere [A little of the other], Haarlem: In the Knipscheer, published 1984, page 134:

my father dressed for the city / nervously he descends the stairs / stumbles blindedly down the paintless steps / and deports his child / to lonely digs in the Netherlands.

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

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

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

(chiefly Suriname, dated, ironic or somewhat derogatory) synonym of Nederland (“Netherlands”)


Krim-Gotisch

From Krim (“Crimea”) + Gotisch (“Gothic”).


Ameland

First attested as ambla between 819 and 825. Derived from a prehistoric hydronym Proto-Indo-European *amba (compare Proto-Germanic *ama- (“natural watercourse”)). The element land (“land”) is a later addition. Compare Amen, Emmeloord, Emer and Amdorf. See also West Frisian It Amelân.

cog

Meronyms: Ballum, Buren, Hollum, Kooiplaats, Nes

Ameland (an island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Schalk

Probably shortened from Godschalk (“servant of God”). Ultimately equivalent to schalk in the historical meaning “servant”.


Piet Snot

17th century. Originated as a form of Pier Snot in comedies and farces.

1691, Molliere (i.e. Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), School voor de jaloerschen. Blyspel, tr. from French, heirs of J. Lescailje (publ.), 32.
Nu ſta ik hier te kyken, als een uil in doods nood, of als den eerzamen diſcreten ſinjeur Piet Snot.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

(fiction, personification) irrelevant person, a nobody


Zaan

First attested as sadne around 1214. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from Proto-Germanic *saða (“sated, full”) and a derivation from *sauþ- (“bubbling water”).

unk

uncertain


Syrisch

the Syriac language (variant of Aramaic)


Attisch

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós).


Jezus Christus

Negerhollands: Jesus die Christus


Vaticaan

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Zestienhoven

First attested as sestienhoven in 1371. Compound of Middle Dutch sestien (“sixteen”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”). Named after a polder.

a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

A nickname for Rotterdam Airport/Rotterdam The Hague Airport


Ilias

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), the poem about Ἴλιον (Ílion), an alternate name for Troy.

Coordinate term: Odyssee


Ilias

Borrowed from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ (eliyáhu), whence also Elia, Elias.

إِلْيَاس إلياس#Arabic

a male given name from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās)


Aeneis

Borrowed from Latin Aenēis, the poem about Aenēās, its main protagonist.

Aeneïde (alternative archaic)
Eneïde (alternative archaic)


waterwolf

/ˈʋaːtərˌʋɔlf/

Coined by Joost van den Vondel in Aen den Leeuw van Hollant (1641), a work of propaganda for draining the Haarlemmermeer. Compound of water (“water”) + wolf (“wolf”).

(literary, Netherlands) the Haarlemmermeer


Popie Jopie

Coined in 1984 by Henk Spaan and Harry Vermeegen, from slightly older popiejopie.

(slang, derogatory) An irreverent nickname for Pope John Paul II.


Jan Soldaat

(Netherlands) G.I. Joe, Tommy Atkins (personification of the ordinary soldier)


Klein-Azië

From klein + Azië, calque of Latin Asia Minor.

(historic name) Asia Minor (Anatolian peninsula)


Dolberg

a hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands


Holst

First attested as Holst in 1835. Perhaps derived from a variant of hulst (“holly forest”).
See also Limburgish De Hols.

a hamlet in Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands


Grote Roerganger

Literally, “Great Helmsman”, a calque of Chinese 伟大的舵手.

(chiefly humorous) Great Helmsman, nickname for Mao Zedong


Blom

From blom, Northern variant of bloem (“flower”).


Beun de Haas

/ˌbøːn də ˈɦaːs/

Coined in the 1980s for commercials by BOVAG, an automobile trade association. From beunhaas.

Personification of a dilettante manual worker.


Graaf

Attested as de Graaf in 1868. Derived from graaf (“excavated watercourse”).


vliegenvorst

From vlieg (“fly”) + -en- + vorst (“monarch, prince, lord”), calque of Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (ba‘al-z'vúv, “lord of flies”).

calque

בַּעַל זְבוּב

Beelzebub (literally, “lord of (the) flies”)


Stroet

First attested as stroeden in 1343. Derived from Middle Dutch stroet (“swampy place overgrown with brushwood”). Compare Stroe, Strood and Stroud.

inh

a village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands


Dordt

→ English: Dort

hoe dichter bij Dordt, hoe rotter het wordt


Suske

Suske beleeft vele avonturen met Wiske in de gelijknamige strip.


Wiske

Wiske, de hartsvriendin van Suske in het gelijknamige mannekesblad.


Sjos

(from Raymond van het Groenewoud's song "Zjoske schone meid") Zjoske schone meid, Zie da g'em weer levend krijgt, Zjoske schoon madam, Blijf bij mij uw leven lang - Da's lang


Sjakie

From Sjaak (a male given name) + -ie (diminutive suffix).


Rhijnvis

Unrelated to vis, which would have been spelt visch in older texts.

a male given name (mostly used in the Feith family)


Beire

(uit Antwerpen's mobiliteitsreklame op de VRT) Joe de manne, den Beire ie se, 'n 'k goan vandenavond naor 't Stad, me den brommer 't Scheld over, allee, gas geve!! (hysteric shout)


Lotharingen

administrative region
administrative region

Lorraine (a cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region)


Betuwe

From Middle Dutch *Betuwe, from Old Dutch *Batouwa, *Betuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *Batauwju, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. Doublet of Batavia.
Both elements underlying this compound are obsolete in their basic forms, but survive otherwise:
* The element bet- (from Proto-Germanic *bataz (“good”)) represents the positive adjective underlying the comparative beter (“better”);
* The element -uwe (from *awjō (“island, floodplain, meadow”)) survives in the common toponym Ooij and in landouw.
Tacitus mentioned an insula Batavorum (“island of the Batavi”), a Germanic tribe known to have lived in the area and whose name is likely related.


Doetinchem

First found in a Latin-language document from the year 838, mentioning a ‘villa Duetinghem’, a settlement with a small church. The first element appears to be the name of a family (compare Proto-Germanic *-ingaz); the second appears to be related to Proto-Germanic *haimaz. In 887, there is another mention of ‘Deutinkem’, a fortress with a church which had been given to the then bishop of Utrecht. The spelling has varied over the centuries, with ‘Duttichem’, ‘Duichingen’ and ‘Deutekom’ being just some examples. See also Dutch Low Saxon Deutekem, Dörkum.

Meronyms: Dichteren, Gaanderen, IJzevoorde, Kleindorp, Langerak, Nieuw-Wehl, Wehl, Wijnbergen

Doetinchem (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)


Achterhoek

* (region) From achter (“back”) + hoek (“corner, area”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Achterhook.
* (Nijkerk) First attested as in den Achterhoeck in 1608. Compound of achter (“back”) and hoek (“remote place”). Originally the name of the southwestern sector of the Arkemheen polder.
* (Rucphen, Rucphen-West) First attested as Achterhoek in 1899. Compound of achter (“back”) and hoek (“remote place”).
* (Rucphen, Rucphen-Oost) First attested as Achterhoek in 1899. Compound of achter (“back”) and hoek (“remote place”).
* (Hof van Twente) First attested as Achterhoek in 1867. Compound of achter (“back”) and hoek (“remote place”). The settlement was named for its remote location when seen from Hengelo.

a region in the easternmost part of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands

a hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands


Twente

From late Old Dutch Tuente (also Old Dutch Tuenta), from earlier Old Dutch Twenta, from Old Dutch Tueanti or Old Dutch Tuianti, from Proto-West Germanic *Twihanti, from *twai- (“two”) + *hant-. Beware that these attestations, apart from the oldest which is based on two Latin inscriptions, come to us via copies of Latin texts, and may therefore be affected by transcription errors and phonological adaptation. Often equated to the Tubantes mentioned by Tacitus. De Vries thought *hant- means community or part of the area where a people live; considering that Twente must once have been divided into dingspelen (“judicial areas”), it would seem it originally consisted of two of them. Compare Drenthe. Attested both with and without h from early Modern Dutch; the form without h is now standard.

the most urbanised, easternmost region of the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands


Enschede

First attested as anneschethe in 1119. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Saxon skēthia (“boundary, border”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Eanske.

Meronyms: Boekelo, Broekheurne, Driene, Glanerbrug, Lonneker, Rutbeek, Twekkelo, Usselo

Enschede (a city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands)


Deventer

First attested as dauentre in 840-849. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps derived from an ancient Celtic hydronym or a compound of either Old Dutch daf (“dead”) or *Dafa (a personal name) and *threo (“tree”). Compare Daventry.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Daeventer.

Meronyms: Apenhuizen, Averlo, Bathmen, Colmschate, De Bannink, Diepenveen, Dortherhoek, Frieswijk, Lettele, Linde, Loo, Molenbelt, Okkenbroek, Oude Molen, Oxe, Pieriksmars, Rande, Schalkhaar, Snipperling, Tjoene, Zuidloo

Deventer (a city and municipality, an Overijssel in the Netherlands)


Salland

an area in the west of the Dutch province of Overijssel, including the cities of Zwolle and Deventer


Zwolle

* (Overijssel) First attested as swolle in 1129. Derived from Old Dutch *swolle (“elevated place”). The toponym refers to an incline in the landscape between the four rivers surrounding the city, i.e. the IJssel, Vecht, Aa and Zwarte Water. The hill was the only piece of land that would remain dry during the frequent floodings of the rivers. Zwolle was established on that incline. Compare Zweeloo.
* (Oost Gelre) First attested as suellen in 1234. Derived from Middle Dutch swelle (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Zweeloo.
The surname derives from one of the toponyms.

inh

Meronyms: De Lichtmis, De Ruiten, Haerst, Harculo, Herfte, Hoog Zuthem, Langenholte, Oldeneel, Spoolde, Wijthmen, Windesheim, Zalné

Zwolle (a city, municipality, and capital of Overijssel, Netherlands)

a hamlet in Oost Gelre, Gelderland, Netherlands


Liemers

Possibly from Lee, Ly (a brook in the area) + -mers. The second element is cognate with English marsh; compare Middle Dutch mersch, Middle Low German mersch. Others derive it from Latin līmes (“border”).

area in The Netherlands, province of Gelderland, between Arnhem and Doetinchem

the Low Franconian dialect spoken in that region


Kleef

From Middle Dutch clēve, derived from clif, clef, modern Dutch klif (“cliff”).

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia

Kleve, Cleves, a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, near the Dutch border and the River Rhine


Schiedam

First attested as dicho de scie in 1204. From Schie (name of a river) + dam. The river Schie was dammed in the Middle Ages.

Meronym: Windas

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


Meetjesland

a historic region in northwestern East Flanders, Belgium


Hageland

/ˈɦaː.ɣəˌlɑnt/

From haag + land. The term haag, which is now mostly used to refer to a hedge of bushes, previously referred more broadly to an area with dense (low) forests and/or undergrowth. Its earliest attestation, spelled Hagelant. dates from 1528.

a region in the provinces of Flemish Brabant (mostly) and Limburg in Belgium, lying between the cities of Aarschot, Leuven, Tienen and Diest

a surname, most common in Norway and Denmark, and with less use in Iceland


Vlaardingen

First attested as flardingis around 1018. Derived from the dative plural form of the hydronym Vlaarding, potentially derived in turn from Old Dutch *flard (“ragged strip”) (here referring to strips of land in the river) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Meronym: Zuidbuurt

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


Merwede

From Middle Dutch Marwede, from Old Dutch Meriwido, Merewede, *Meriwidu, a compound of meri (“lake, sea”) + *widu (“wood”). An older, outdated, explanation derives it from an earlier Merwe or Merowe, meaning "wide water".

a river in South Holland, Netherlands near the Drechtsteden, and part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta


Bergse Maas

From the town of Geertruidenberg and the river Maas.

a canal that was constructed in 1904 to be the main distributary of the Maas River (French: Meuse) in the Dutch province of North Brabant

Geertruidenberg
Meuse
nl:Brug bij Keizersveer


Moerdijk

First attested as Moerdijck in 1573. Derived from moerdijk (“levee constructed in a peat extraction area so that salt could be extracted from the turf”).

Meronyms: Achterdijk, Barlaque, Bovensluis, Drie Hoefijzers, Driehoek, Fijnaart, Heijningen, Helwijk, Hoekske, Kade, Klundert, Kreek, Kwartier, Langeweg, Lochtenburg, Nieuwemolen, Noordhoek, Noordschans, Oranjeoord, Oudemolen, Pelikaan, Roodevaart, Stadse Dijk, Standdaarbuiten, Strooiendorp, Tonnekreek, Willemstad, Zevenbergen, Zevenbergschen Hoek, Zevenhuizen, Zwingelspaan

Moerdijk (a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)

(informal, by extension) part of the Hollands Diep at the village of Moerdijk


Sneeuwwitje

From sneeuw (“snow”) + wit (“white”) + -je (diminutive suffix), calque of German Schneewittchen.


Janssen

alternative form of Jansen, a common surname originating as a patronymic


Rietveld

* (Utrecht) First attested as retfelt in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch ret (“reed”) and felt (“field”).
* (Alphen aan den Rijn) Compound of riet (“reed”) and veld (“field”).
* (Molenlanden) Attested as Rietveldsche Polder in 1839-1859. Compound of riet (“reed”) and veld (“field”).
The surname derives from a compound of riet (“reed(s)”) + veld (“field”) or from one of several toponyms.

a hamlet and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn#English

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

a hamlet in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands


Anderiesen

alternative form of Andriessen, a surname originating as a patronymic


Marije

/ˌmaːˈrɛi̯ə/


Langenberg

First attested as langenbergh in 1682. Compound of lang (“long, elongated”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

a hamlet in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Poerim

Poerem (alternative)
Poeriem (alternative)


Poeriem

Op Sjabbat poor Poeriem zegt men:

2017, Chacham Dr. Pinchas Toledano, E.H. Rosenberg, editors, חמישה חומשי תורה ותפילות לשבת כמנהג ק׳׳ק תלמוד תורה אמשטרדם [Five Books of the Torah and Prayers for Sabbath per the Practice of the Holy Community Talmud Torah in Amsterdam] (prayer book; hardcover; overall work in Hebrew, English, Dutch, and Portuguese), Jerusalem: Koren Publishers Jerusalem, →ISBN, תפלות לשבת, page 237:


Schubbekutteveen

Compound of schub (“scale (as of fish or reptiles)”) + -e- + kut (“pussy”) + -e- + veen (“bog”); literally, "bog of the scaly vaginas".

compound

(Netherlands, vulgar, slang) fictional backwater place, used metonymously for the backwoods; Podunk


Jeneverstad

19th century. Compound of jenever + stad. After Schiedam's high production of jenever since the mid-eighteenth century.


droes

From Middle Low German drōs, of uncertain origin, but possibly related to sense 2 (“strangles”).


Beugen

First attested as boghene in 1294. Derived from a term cognate with buigen (“bend”) and boog (“bend, curve”). Compare Beegden and Beugt.

a village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


MAVO

(Netherlands) alternative letter-case form of mavo


HAVO

(Netherlands) alternative letter-case form of havo


WAO

w:nl:Wet op de arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering

(Netherlands) initialism of Wet op de arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering


Vlinder

From vlinder (“butterfly”), in general use since 2005.

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

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


Ans

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


Zelen

First attested as Zeelen in 1803-1820. Etymology unknown. Perhaps related to Middle Dutch sille (“type of land division”).

unk

unknown

cog

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Palm Beach

Borrowed from English Palm Beach. Named after the city in Florida.


Zandvoort

→ English: Zandvoort

Compound of zand (“sand”) + voort, by-form of voorde (“ford, crossing”). Compare Sandford. Doublet of Santfort and Zandfort.
* (North Holland): First attested as Middle Dutch santfort in 1105-1120; also attested in Middle Dutch as Sandevoerde.
* (Utrecht): Named after a former hamlet.

Meronym: Bentveld

Zandvoort (a village, municipality, and beach resort in North Holland, Netherlands)

a hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands


Nabije Oosten

First attested in the twentieth century. Probably calqued.

(historical) Near East (the geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia; used primarily in historical contexts)


Rensselaer

Named after Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1586-1643), a Dutch West India Company administrator and founder of Rensselaerswijck.

a neighborhood of Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands

Dutch West India Company
Kiliaen van Rensselaer
Rensselaerswijck


Bree

First attested as britte in 1007. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *brida (“plank, board”) suffixed with the locative suffix *-ja-.

Meronyms: Beek, Gerdingen, Opitter, Tongerlo


Tolbert

First attested as oldebert in 1479. Compound of Old Frisian ald (“old”) and bert (“settlement”). The initial T- is the result of the preposition te (“at”) being contracted into the toponym. The element ald was added to distinguish the settlement from Niebert. Compare Taarlo, Tinallinge and Tubbergen.

a village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands


pruikentijd

Afrikaans: pruiketyd

Compound of pruik (“wig”) + -en- + tijd (“time, era”).

compound

1875 March, P., letter, in Het Nederlandsch tooneel: kroniek en critiek, vol. 4, page 192.
Zulke producten uit den pruikentijd zijn we ontwassen.

We have outgrown such products of the Augustan Era.

(Netherlands, informal, derogatory or humorous) the 18th century, the Enlightenment, particularly in reference to the Netherlands


Nieuw Holland

(historical) alternative spelling of Nieuw-Holland


Nieuw-Holland

(historical) the Dutch colonial territories in Brazil


Vos

English: Vos

a surname, Vos, equivalent to English Fox


Rincon

Borrowed from Spanish Rincon, derived from rincón (“corner”). The village is located in a secluded corner along the first road of the island.


Mensenzoon

Compound of mens + -en- + zoon. Certainly a calque, ultimately from Ancient Greek υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου (huiòs toù anthrṓpou).

der

υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου


Geer

* (De Ronde Venen) Attested as De Geer in 1839-1859. Derived from geer (“tapering piece of land”).
* (Vijfheerenlanden) Attested as Geer (De) in 1874. Derived from geer (“tapering piece of land”). Named after a nearby levee, named in turn after a nearby watercourse.

a hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands

a hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands


Kling

First attested as Kling in 1835. Derived from kling (“hill, elevated place, rough heath”).

a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands


Timmerman

English: Timmerman

From timmerman. Compound of timmer + man, literally "timber man".

a surname originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Carpenter


Gerlach

Latin: Gerlachus

Gerlac (alternative)
Gerlache (alternative)

a surname, Gerlach, originating as an occupation

a male given name originating as an occupation


Roden

First attested as rothen in 1139. Derived from the dative plural form of rode (“land cleared of trees”). Compare Het Raan, Raar, Raren, Rha, Rhaan and Rhoon.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Roon.

a village and former municipality of Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands


Wessel

a hamlet in Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands


Gelre

Gelder (alternative)
Gelderen (alternative)

(historical) Guelders (a historical duchy in the Low Countries)

(obsolete) alternative form of Gelderen (“Geldern, city in Germany”)


Wold

Derived from wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”); see woud.

a neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands


Cool

First attested as coele in 1281-1284. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch cole (“cabbage, Brassica oleracea”).

inh

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands


Cools

→ English: Cools

→ French: Cools

desc

→ Chinese: 科爾斯 /科尔斯 (Kē'ěrsī) (transliteration)

From Cool + -s (“patronymic suffix”), Cool being a by-form of Nicolaas.

a surname, Cools, originating as a patronymic


Medel

Potentially attested as de medela in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as in medele in 1196. Perhaps a compound of Old Dutch mede (“middle, centrally located”) (see middel) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Meijel.

inh

a hamlet in Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands


Bijbel

→ Indonesian: Bibel

→ Papiamentu: Beibel

From Middle Dutch bibele, from Latin Biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”).

Meronyms: Oude Testament, Nieuwe Testament


Rhee

First attested as to rede in 1381-1383. Derived from Middle Dutch rede (“boundary line, building line”).


Croy

First attested as Croye and Croij in the 16th century. Likely named after Jacob of Croÿ-Chimay (around 1436-1516), who inherited a nearby castle in 1477.

a hamlet in Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands


Loo

* (Duiven) First attested as loy in 1294-1295. Derived from Middle Dutch lo (“light forest”).
* (Bergeijk) First attested as Loo in 1794. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
* (Berkelland) First attested as t Loo in 1868. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
* (Limburg) First attested as Den Loo in 1803-1820. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
* (Bernheze) Derived from lo (“light forest”).
* (Maashorst) Derived from lo (“light forest”).
* (Overijssel) First attested as lo in 1272. Derived from lo (“light forest”).

a village in Duiven, Gelderland, Netherlands

a village in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Berkelland, Gelderland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands


Loos

Flemish and Dutch surname, nickname from the adjective loos (“artful, cunning”).


Benning

a neighbourhood of Ouder-Amstel, North Holland, Netherlands


Hoekstra

Borrowed from West Frisian Hoekstra, a topographic surname meaning "from the corner, river bend," from hoek (“angle, corner”).


Amersfoort

First attested as amersfoirde in 1028. Compound of the hydronym Amer (likely identical or cognate to Eem) and Old Dutch furda (“ford, crossing”). Compare Amerongen.

Meronyms: Buurtsdijk, Coelhorst, Hoogland, Hooglanderveen, Stoutenburg-Noord, Zeldert

Amersfoort (a city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands)


Huizen

First attested as husen in 1381-1382. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch huus (“house”).

Meronyms: Bikbergen, Crailo, Huizerhoogt, Valkeveen

a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands


dieselgate

Borrowed from English Dieselgate or colloquial German Dieselgate.

(informal) Dieselgate: The Volkswagen emissions scandal about diesel vehicles, often extended to revelations of similar practices by other automakers at the time


Bakker

bakker

a surname originating as an occupation, meaning baker


Balk

First attested as balc in 1491. Borrowed from West Frisian Balk, derived in turn from Old Frisian balk (“fixed bridge, beam of wood used as a gangboard”).

der

De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren#English

a village and former municipality of De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands


Esch

First attested as hesc in 773-774. Likely derived from Proto-West Germanic *aski (“ash forest”) (see *ask).

inh

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


Smit

a surname originating as an occupation, equivalent to Smith in English


Timmer

English: Timmer

a surname, Timmer, originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Carpenter


Schermerhorn

First attested as den horn in the 14th century. Compound of the hydronym Schermer and Middle Dutch horn (“corner”). The village developed in the corner of a levee.

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


Barrier

* (Limburg) First attested as De Bovenste Barrier in 1899. Derived from dialectal barrier (“toll, tollpost”). See also Limburgish 't Breer.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Tol in 1866. Derived from dialectal barrier (“toll, tollpost”).

a hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Haring

First attested as de Harrenk in 1803-1820. Potentially derived from haar (“sandy ridge”) suffixed with -ing. Compare Op den Hering.

a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Drost

From drost.
The island is indirectly named after poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647), who occupied the position of drost of nearby Muiden. See also Hooft and Warenar.


Borchert

a neighbourhood of Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands


Witten

First attested as withen in 1294. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from the dative plural form of wit (“white”), used here to designate a settlement built on white sand.

unk

unknown


Vreeland

First attested as vredelant in 1260. Derived from Middle Dutch vredelant (“land where peace is enforced”). Originally the name of a castle.

inh

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


Bruggeman

From bruggeman (“bridgeman, person in charge of a bridge”), from brug (“bridge”) + -e- + man (“man”).


Borger

First attested as in borghere in 1327. Etymology uncertain. The likeliest proposed derivation is that of a compound of Old Dutch burg (“fortified settlement, castle”) and heri (“sandy ridge”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Börger.
The surname derives from an ablauted form of burger or from the toponym.

a village and former municipality of Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands


Bangert

Attested as Bogert in 1680. Derived from a dialectal variant of bongerd (“orchard”).

a hamlet in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands


Neer

First attested as nere in 1204. Derived from the hydronym Neer, which in turn is derived from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“penetrate, dive under, hollow”). Compare the hydronyms Norwegian Nera, Latvian Nerra and Graeco-Roman Latin Nereus (name of a sea deity).
See also Limburgish Naer.

a village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands


Postma

Of West-Frisian origin (i.e. from Friesland). Likely related to Posthuma, indicating a child born after the father's death.


Austerlitz

First attested as Austerlitz in 1806. Borrowed from German Austerlitz, the German name of Slavkov u Brna. Louis Napoleon gave the village this name after Napoleon won a victory there against Austria and Russia.

a village in Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands


Wilmer

a male given name, equivalent to English Wilmer


Mun

First attested as mollen in 1253. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of an unclear first element and lo (“light forest”).

unk

unknown

a hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands


Riel

* (Goirle) First attested as riele in 1310. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a compound of riet (“reed, Phragmites communis”) and lo (“light forest”), Proto-Celtic *rigodulum (“royal forest”), Latin rigola (“watercourse”), a term cognate to Old High German rigil (“ridge, bannister”) or Old High German *rîdel (“small stream”), none of which match the oldest attestations neither morphologically nor semantically. Compare Riehl.
* (Eindhoven) First attested as riele in 1302. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a compound of riet (“reed, Phragmites communis”) and lo (“light forest”), Proto-Celtic *rigodulum (“royal forest”), Latin rigola (“watercourse”), a term cognate to Old High German rigil (“ridge, bannister”) or Old High German *rîdel (“small stream”), none of which match the oldest attestations neither morphologically nor semantically. Compare Riehl.

unknown

cog

a village in Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands


Geren

a neighbourhood of Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands


Albers

A patronymic surname from the name Albert + -s.

Aelbers (alternative)
Aelbersz (alternative)
Aelberse (alternative)
Aelbersen (alternative)
Aalbers (alternative)
Aalbersz (alternative)
Aalberse (alternative)
Aalbersen (alternative)


van der Waals

English: Vanderwaals

English: van der Waals force

Chinese:

desc

→ Mandarin: 范德瓦耳斯 (Fàndéwǎ'ěrsī) (transliteration)


Groen

Likely in some way related to groen (“green”).


Holte

First attested as Holte in 1899. Derived from the dative singular form of hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

a hamlet in Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands


Bergh

Named after the Land van den Bergh, a fiefdom that was located on the territory of the municipality and had its seat in 's-Heerenberg.

a former municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands


Gerner

First attested as de gernere around 1310. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch geer (“wedge-shaped, piece of land which tapers”) and haar (“sandy ridge”). Compare Gaanderen.

inh

a hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands


Mook

First attested as moldeka in 1206. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from an unknown root suffixed with the Gallo-Roman suffix -acum. An opposing hypothesis proposes a derivation from an unknown root suffixed with Proto-Germanic *-ikja. A derivation from a contraction of molde (“earth, fine sand, dust”) and wijk (“village, settlement”) is impossible. Compare Blerick, Bunnik, Cuijk, Geverik, Lopik, Maurik, Niftrik, Odijk, Varik, Woezik and Fellerich.

Mook en Middelaar
Mook en Middelaar#English

a village in Mook en Middelaar, Limburg, Netherlands


Hallum

First attested as hallem in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Hallum, in turn derived from a compound of either a term cognate to Old English halh (“corner, bend”) or Old Frisian Halle (a personal name) and hēm (“home, settlement”). Compare Hall, Hellum and Hollum.

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


Vermeulen

Contraction of van der Meulen, from a variant of molen (“mill”); see ver-.


Hild

First attested as hilt in 1391. Derived from Middle Dutch hilt (“hill”).

a hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Lemmer

First attested as in de lemmer in 1309. Borrowed from West Frisian De Lemmer, derived in turn from a potentially pre-Germanic hydronym.

a village and former municipality of De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands


Blaker

a hamlet in Westland, South Holland, Netherlands


Venne

* (Limburg) First attested as Venne in 1803-1820. Derived from ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”). See also Limburgish In 't Vin.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Achterste Venne, Voorste Venne in 1868. Derived from ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”).

a hamlet in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands


Basse

First attested as bassinghe around 1425. Etymology unknown. The oldest attestation of the toponym is a derivation from Old Dutch Basse (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-, but the loss of the collectivising suffix in later attestations is strange.

unk

unknown

a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands


Gewande

From Middle Dutch ghewande (“land held in leasehold by a farmer, farmstead”) (first attested in 1308).

inh

a hamlet in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands


Wolbert

First attested as op de Wolbert in 1889. Originally a family name, used here in a figurative sense to refer to the possessions of the family or individual(s) bearing the name.

a hamlet in Heerde, Gelderland, Netherlands


Spier

First attested as in spehoerne in 1212. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch spieden (“spy, observe”) and horn (“corner”). The toponym might thus refer to a lookout point.

a village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands


Witman

First attested as De Witman in 1830-1855. Derived from witman (“widower”).

a hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands


Spang

Attested as Spang in 1616. Possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *spanga (“beam”) or from dialectal spange (“elongated strip of land”). Compare Spanbroek, Spanga, Spangen and Spannum.

a hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands


Veenstra

Borrowed from West Frisian Feenstra. Equivalent to veen + -stra.


St. Johns

Borrowed from English St. Johns. Named after Saint John.


Joppe

First attested as Jobstede in 1608. Compound of Job (a personal name) and Middle Dutch stede (“place, city”).

a village in Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands


Altaïsch

the Altaic language family, a classification now generally rejected but widely accepted in the early 20th century


Austroaziatisch

Borrowed from German Austroasiatisch, austroasiatisch, coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. Equivalent to austro- + Aziatisch.


Dravidisch

Dravidian, the family of the Dravidian languages


Eskimo-Aleoetisch

Probably borrowed, e.g. from English Eskimo-Aleut. Equivalent to Eskimo + Aleoetisch.


Indo-Arisch

Probably borrowed from German Indoarisch, indoarisch. Equivalent to Indo- + Arisch.


sp.a

Socialistische Partij Anders
w:Socialistische Partij Anders

(Belgium, politics) abbreviation of Socialistische Partij Anders (“Socialist Party Differently”) (a socialist political party of Flanders)


Ell

First attested as elle in 1244. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Middle Dutch *erle (“alder, Alnus sp.”) or helle (“lowland, swampland”). Compare Luxembourgish Ell.
See also Limburgish Èl.

unk

unknown

a village in Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands


Lichtenberg

* (Overijssel) Attested as den Ligtenberg in 1865. Compound of licht (“light”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Leggenbarg.
* (Limburg) First attested as Lichtemig in 1699. Compound of licht (“light”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

a hamlet in Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Landgraaf, Limburg, Netherlands


Rott

First attested as Rodt in 1665. Derived from rode (“land cleared of trees”).
See also Central Franconian G'n Root.


Kroon

a neighbourhood of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands


Corle

First attested as curlo in the 14th century. Compound derived from an unknown first component and lo (“light forest”).

a hamlet in Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands


Hout

* (Limburg) Derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”).
* (Noord-Brabant) Derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

a hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands


Keppel

Named after Keppel (now divided into Hoog-Keppel and Laag-Keppel), which in turn is derived from Old Dutch keppele (“chapel”).

a former municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands


Primavera

Borrowed from Papiamentu Primavera, derived from primavera (“spring”).


Morra

Potentially attested as mure and muore around 819-825, attested with certainty as morra in 1422. Borrowed from West Frisian Moarre, derived in turn from Old Frisian môr (“swamp”).

a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Lengel

First attested as lengele in 1144. Etymology uncertain. The first element is thought to be related to lang (“long”), but its precise interpretation is subject to debate.

a village in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands


Hegge

First attested as hegge in 1288. Derived from heg (“hedge”).
See also Limburgish G'n Hèk.

a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands


Merk

Marck (a city in Pas-de-Calais department, France)


Schoener

a neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands


Bleeker

→ English: Bleeker

Translingual: bleekeri


Melick

Potentially attested as Mederiacum and Moderiacum around 300, attested with certainty as malica in 943. If the oldest attestations refer to the current settlement, a derivation from Latin *Mederius (a personal name) or *Moderius suffixed with -acum is possible. If the oldest attestations do not refer to the current settlement, a derivation from Latin Melius (a personal name) suffixed with -acum is possible. Compare Meiderich.
See also Limburgish Melik, Mieëlik.

a village in Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands


Ewer

First attested as ewenheert to ewer in 1405. Likely a compound of Old Frisian Ewe (a personal name) and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Aiwerd.

a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands


Vermeer

Contraction of van der Meer (“of the lake”); see ver-.


Bankert

First attested as Banckart in 1627. Perhaps derived from a surname or from a compound of an unknown first element and aard (“cultivated land”).

a hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands


Haren

* (Groningen) First attested as haren in 1249. Derived from the dative plural form of haar (“sandy ridge”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Hoaren.
* (Noord-Brabant) Potentially attested as hare in 1024, attested with certainty as haren in 1191. Derived from the dative plural form of haar (“sandy ridge”).

a village and former municipality of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

a village in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands


Warns

First attested with certainty as warlesle in 1245. Borrowed from West Frisian Warns, derived in turn from Old Frisian Wardilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Henk

Variant of Hendrik, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks.


Hem

* (Noord-Holland) First attested as hem around 1312. Derived from Middle Dutch hamme (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”).
* (Friesland) First attested as De Hem in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian De Him, derived from him (“inland polder with natural drainage”).

inh

a village in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands


Hert

First attested as den haerdt in 1406. Derived from Middle Dutch haert (“hearth, homestead”) (modern haard).


Helling

helling

First attested as Helling in 1803-1820. Derived from helling (“slope, incline”).

a hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands


Rademaker

From a superseded spelling of radenmaker (“wheelmaker”).


Rademakers

From a superseded spelling of radenmakers (“wheelmakers; wheelmaker's”). The -s may be either a plural ending or a genitive ending used as a patronymic suffix.


KLPD

Korps landelijke politiediensten
Korps landelijke politiediensten

Initialism of Korps landelijke politiediensten, the name of the Dutch police from 1993 to 2013


Verbrugge

Contraction of van der Brugge; see ver-.


Minecraft

Unadapted borrowing from English Minecraft.


Capelle

* (Noord-Brabant) Named after Capelle, currently part of Sprang-Capelle.
* (Zeeland) First attested as Cappella in Duvelant in 1395-1396. Derived from Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”).

a former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands

a hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands


Bergum

First attested as berchem in 1297. Borrowed from West Frisian Burgum, derived in turn from the dative plural form of Old Frisian berg (“hill, elevated place”).

der

a village and former municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands


Kok

a surname originating as an occupation, meaning cook


Gaal

First attested as gala in 1174. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a compound hydronym formed from either Proto-Germanic *galan (“sing, rage”) or gal (“bile, yellow”) and aa (“water, river”) or from Proto-Germanic *alha- (“homestead, farmstead”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix ga-. Compare Galder, Maasniel and Middegaal.

unk

unknown

cog

a hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands


Kronenberg

Horst aan de Maas
Horst aan de Maas#English

a village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Rutten

The village is attested as Rutten in 1950. It is named after a former village located on the former island of Nagele.

a village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands


Holten

* (Rijssen-Holten) First attested as holten in 1237. Likely derived from the dative plural form of holt (“rising deciduous forest”).
* (Zwartewaterland) First attested as Ten Holte in 1665. Derived from the dative plural form of holt (“rising deciduous forest”).

a village and former municipality of Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands

a hamlet in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands


Tholen

First attested as de tholle in 1261. Derived from Middle Dutch tolle (“tollhouse”) or tolne (“tollhouse”).
See also Zealandic Tole.

Meronyms: Anna Jacobapolder, Botshoofd, De Rand, De Sluis, Gorishoek, Het Oudeland, Malland, Molenvliet, Mosselhoek, Onder de Molen, Oud Kerkhof, Oud-Vossemeer, Poortvliet, Scherpenisse, Schoondorp, Sint-Annaland, Sint-Maartensdijk, Sint Philipsland, Stavenisse, Steenenkruis, Strijenham, Westkerke

a city, municipality, and island of Zeeland, Netherlands


Hogeland

a neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands


Baars

First attested as baersdijc in 1340. Derived from baars (“perch, Perca sp.”). Originally the name of a farmstead.

a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands


Medler

First attested as myddelere in 1418. Compound of middel (“middle”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

a hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands


Kroaat

Borrowed from German Kroate. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ. Doublet of kravat.


Anjum

First attested as anigheim in 944. Borrowed from West Frisian Eanjum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Ane (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hem (“home, settlement”).

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


Vink

vink

* (hamlet)
* (neighbourhood) See also Central Franconian De Vink.
The surname derives from one of the toponyms or from one of the senses of vink.

a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

a neighbourhood of Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands


Viel

First attested as Viel in 1840. Etymology unknown. A relationship with Latin villa (“farm”) is uncertain.
See also Limburgish G'n Veel.

unk

unknown


Beckum

First attested as beckem in 1268. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch beke (“brook, stream”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Compare German Beckum.

a village in Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands


Driessen

The toponym is first attested as Driessen in 1899 and derives from the surname.
The surname derives from Dries (variant of Andries) + -sen.

suf

variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">Andries</i>

a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands


Huizinga

/ˈɦœy̯.zɪŋ.ɣaː/


Illyrië

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

(historical) Illyria (a vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeast Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania)

(historical) Illyria, Illyricum (a much larger former province of the Roman Empire, covering the whole of Dalmatia and Pannonia, existing from 27 BC to c. 70 AD and reconstituted in 293 AD by Diocletian)


Ali Chemicali

From Ali and chemicalie (“chemical”). Probably influenced by English Chemical Ali.

Ali Hassan al-Majid
w:Ali Hassan al-Majid

Nickname of Ali Hassan al-Majid; Chemical Ali


Lelystad

From Lely + stad (“town, city”). The former after Cornelis Lely, one of the planners of the land reclamation projects in the former Zuiderzee. The name was given in 1952.

Lelystad (a city, municipality, and capital of Flevoland, Netherlands)


Philipsburg

Borrowed from English Philipsburg, a compound of Philips (a surname) and burg. Named after John Philips, a Scottish officer in Dutch service.


Haukes

a hamlet in Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands


Graft

First attested as greft in the 12th century. Derived from Old Frisian greft (“dug canal”) or Old Dutch graft (“dug canal”).

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


Loven

First attested as loeven in 1393. Derived from Middle Dutch love (“awning, gallery, shed”). Compare Lobith and Loveren.

inh

a neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands


Verhoeven

English: Verhoeven

French: Vérove

English: Verove

From van der hoeve (“farmstead”); see ver-.


Elsen

First attested as elsne in 1252. Potentially derived from els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) suffixed with the toponymic suffix -en.

a hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands


Leens

First attested as lidenge in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian lida (“excavated watercourse”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

der

a village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands


Bergsma

Probably borrowed from West Frisian [Term?]. Equivalent to Berg + -s- + -ma.


Grave

First attested as grauen in 1214. Derived from Middle Dutch grave (“excavated watercourse”), related to modern graf.

inh

a city and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Oudemolen

* (Drenthe) First attested as oldenmolen in 1498. Compound of oud (“old”) and molen (“mill”). Named after a former water mill. See also Dutch Low Saxon Olmeul.
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Oude Molen in 1838-1857. Compound of oud (“old”) and molen (“mill”). Named after a former windmill which was torn down in 1715. It was replaced by a new windmill, which also inspired the name of nearby Nieuwemolen.

a hamlet in Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands

a hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands


Groeneveld

* (Flevoland) Compound of groen (“green”) and veld (“field”).
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of groen (“green”) and veld (“field”). Named after a former fiefdom.
The surname derives from a compound of groen (“green”) and veld (“field”) or from one of several toponyms.

a neighbourhood of Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

a former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

a surname transferred from the place name


Annen

First attested as anne, annen and annum in 1309. Etymology unknown. Not derived from heem (“home, settlement”) or a personal name.

unk

unknown

a village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands


Vredenburg

Attested as De Vredeburg in 1830-1855. Compound of vrede (“peace”) and burg (“castle, manor”). Named after a manor located near the current neighbourhood. The neighbourhood itself began construction in 1970.

a neighborhood of Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands


Dagobert Duck

From Dagobert (a male given name) + English duck.

Scrooge McDuck, Uncle Scrooge (Disney character)


Oling

First attested as ollingum in 1466. Derived from Old Frisian Ole (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

a hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands


Wijchen

First attested as wichine in 1155. Etymology unknown. Possibilities include a derivation from Proto-Germanic *wīhaz (“sacred”) or *wīgą (“battle”). Compare Wehe and Wijhe.

unknown

Meronyms: Alverna, Balgoij, Batenburg, Bergharen, Boskant, Bullenkamp, Den Hoef, Heiveld, Hernen, Hoogbroek, Klispoel, Laak, Leur, Lienden, Lunen, Niftrik, Teersdijk, Wezel

Wijchen (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)


Wons

First attested as wyldinghen in 1270. Derived from Old Frisian Waldo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.

a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands


Luilekkerland

Compound of lui (“lazy”) + lekker (“tasty”) + land (“land”).


Diederik

From Middle Dutch Diederic, from Old Dutch *Thiodarīk, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks.


sleepwet

Blend of sleepnet (“dragnet”) + wet (“law”). Named after the law's authorisation of the indiscriminate collection of personal data of non-suspects, compared to a dragnet.

blend

Nederlanders gaan volgend jaar stemmen over de zogenoemde ‘sleepwet’ in een raadgevend referendum.

2017 October 9, Christiaan Paauwe, “Genoeg handtekeningen voor referendum ‘sleepwet’”, in NRC Handelsblad:

The Dutch will vote about the so-called dragnet law in an advisory referendum next year.

Sybrand Buma, de fractievoorzitter van regeringspartij CDA, spreekt zich in de Volkskrant van vandaag uit over het raadgevend referendum in het algemeen en het aanstaande referendum over de sleepwet voor de inlichtingendiensten in het bijzonder.

2017 October 28, Hans Wansink, “Buma diskwalificeert bij voorbaat sleepwet-referendum”, in Volkskrant:

Sybrand Buma, parliamentary party leader of the governing party CDA, expresses his opinion today in de Volkskrant about the advisory referendum in general and the upcoming referendum about the dragnet law for the intelligence agencies in particular.

2018 October 3, “Felle kritiek op Ollongren: 'Rapport sleepwet te lang achtergehouden'”, in AD:

2018 November 1, Marcel van Lieshout, “Toezichthouder ‘sleepwet’ tikt geheime diensten geregeld op de vingers”, in Volkskrant:

(Netherlands, politics) Nickname of the Wet op de inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten 2017, a revision of the Wet op de inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten 2002.


Karpaten

Carpathians (a mountain range in Central Europe and Eastern Europe)


Aa en Hunze

/ˌaː ɛn ˈɦʏn.zə/

Meronyms: Achter 't Hout, Amen, Anderen, Anloo, Annen, Annerveenschekanaal, Balloërveld, Balloo, Bareveld, Bonnen, Bonnerveen, Bosje, Bovenstreek, De Hilte, Deurze, Eerste Dwarsdiep, Eext, Eexterveen, Eexterveenschekanaal, Eexterzandvoort, Ekehaar, Eldersloo, Eleveld, Gasselte, Gasselterboerveen, Gasselterboerveenschemond, Gasselternijveen, Gasselternijveenschemond, Gasteren, Geelbroek, Gieten, Gieterzandvoort, Grolloo, Kostvlies, Marwijksoord, Nieuw-Annerveen, Nieuwediep, Nijlande, Nooitgedacht, Oud-Annerveen, Papenvoort, Rolde, Schipborg, Schoonloo, Schreierswijk, Spijkerboor, Torenveen, Tweede Dwarsdiep, Veenhof, Vredenheim

Aa en Hunze (a municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)


Borger-Odoorn

Meronyms: Boermastreek, Borger, Bronneger, Bronnegerveen, Buinen, Buinerveen, Dikbroeken, Drouwen, Drouwenermond, Drouwenerveen, Eerste Exloërmond, Ees, Eesergroen, Eeserveen, Ellertshaar, Exloërkijl, Exloërveen, Exloo, Kavelingen, Klijndijk, Nieuw-Buinen, Odoorn, Odoornerveen, Tweede Exloërmond, Tweede Valthermond, Valthe, Valtherblokken, Valthermond, Valthermussel, Westdorp, Zandberg

Borger-Odoorn (a municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)


Coevorden

First attested with certainty as koiforde in 1148. Equivalent to koe (“cow”) + voorde (“ford, crossing”). Compare Oxford.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Coevern.

Meronyms: Aalden, Achterste Erm, Ballast, Benneveld, Dalen, Dalerpeel, Dalerveen, De Haar, De Kiel, De Mars, Den Hool, Diphoorn, Eldijk, Erm, Gees, Geesbrug, Grevenberg, Holsloot, Hoogehaar, Kibbelveen, Klooster, Langerak, Meppen, Nieuwe Krim, Noord-Sleen, Oosterhesselen, Padhuis, Pikveld, Schimmelarij, Schoonoord, Sleen, Steenwijksmoer, Stieltjeskanaal, 't Haantje, Valsteeg, Veenhuizen, Vlieghuis, Vossebelt, Wachtum, Weijerswold, Wezup, Wezuperbrug, Zweeloo, Zwinderen

Coevorden (a city and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)


Emmen

* ( Drenthe) First attested as in emne in 1139. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from a prehistoric hydronym. Compare Emen and Holtemme.
* (Overijssel) First attested as eme in 1301. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch eem (“water”).

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Meronyms: Amsterdamscheveld, Barger-Compascuum, Barger-Erfscheidenveen, Barger-Oosterveen, Barger-Oosterveld, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, Erica, Ermerveen, Foxel, Klazienaveen, Koelveen, Middendorp, Munsterscheveld, Nieuw-Amsterdam, Nieuw-Dordrecht, Nieuw-Schoonebeek, Nieuw-Weerdinge, Noordbarge, Oosterse Bos, Oranjedorp, Roswinkel, Schoonebeek, Schutwijk, Veenoord, Weerdinge, Weiteveen, Westenesch, Westerse Bos, Wilhelmsoord, Zandpol, Zuidbarge, Zwartemeer

a city and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands without city rights

a hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands


Hoogeveen

/ˌɦoː.ɣəˈveːn/

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* (Drenthe) Attested as Nie Echten in 1634. Univerbation of hoog + veen. The settlement was initially called Nieuw Echten ("New Echten"). See also Dutch Low Saxon 't Ogeveine, 't Oveine, 't Hogeveine.
* (Zuid-Holland) Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Formerly an independent hamlet.

Meronyms: Elim, Fluitenberg, Hollandscheveld, Nieuweroord, Nieuwlande, Nieuw Moscou, Nijstad, Noordscheschut, Pesse, Stuifzand, Tiendeveen

Hoogeveen (a town and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)

a former hamlet and former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands


Meppel

Potentially attested as meppele in 1141, attested with certainty as apud mappele in 1298-1304. Etymology unknown. Unlikely to be cognate to English maple, Old Saxon mapulder (“maple tree”). It is uncertain whether the element lo (“light forest”) is present in the toponym. Compare Meppen and Meppen.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Möppelt.

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Meronyms: Broekhuizen, De Kolk, De Schiphorst, Kolderveen, Kolderveense Bovenboer, Nijentap, Nijeveen, Nijeveense Bovenboer, Rogat

Liever dood in een greppel dan wonen in Meppel. (colloquial quip)

One'd rather lie dead in a ditch than live in Meppel.

Meppel (a city and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)


Midden-Drenthe

Derived from midden (“middle”) and the toponym Drenthe.

Meronyms: Aling, Balinge, Beilen, Beilervaart, Bovensmilde, Brunsting, Bruntinge, De Polle, Drijber, Elp, Eursing, Eursinge, Garminge, Hijken, Hijkersmilde, Holthe, Hoogersmilde, Hooghalen, Klatering, Laaghalen, Laaghalerveen, Lieving, Makkum, Mantinge, Nieuw-Balinge, Oranje, Orvelte, Smalbroek, Rheeveld, Smilde, Spier, Terhorst, Westerbork, Wijster, Witteveen, Zuidveld, Zwiggelte

Midden-Drenthe (a municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)


Noordenveld

Compound of noorden (“northern, north”) + veld (“field”). The municipality is named after one of the former legal districts of Drenthe.

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Meronyms: Altena, Alteveer, Amerika, Boerlaan, De Pol, De Streek, Een, Een-West, Foxwolde, Huis ter Heide, Klunderveen, Langelo, Lieveren, Leutingewolde, Matsloot, Nietap, Nieuw-Roden, Norg, Norgervaart, Peest, Peize, Peizermade, Peizerwold, Roden, Roderesch, Roderwolde, Sandebuur, Steenbergen, Terheijl, Veenhuizen, Westervelde, Zuidvelde

Noordenveld (a municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)


Tynaarlo

First attested as to inarloe in 1424. Compound of Old Dutch *are (“maple”) and lo (“light forest”). The initial Tyn- is the result of a contraction of the prepositions te (“at”) and in (“in”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Tinoarlo.

Meronyms: Bunne, De Groeve, De Punt, Donderen, Eelde, Eelderwolde, Midlaren, Oosterbroek, Oudemolen, Paterswolde, Schelfhorst, Taarlo, Vries, Winde, Yde, Zeegse, Zeijen, Zuideinde, Zuidlaarderveen, Zuidlaren

Tynaarlo (a village and municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)


Westerveld

From wester- (“western”) + veld (“field”). The municipality is named after one of the former legal districts of Drenthe.
The surname derives from one of several toponyms.

Meronyms: Boschoord, Boterveen, Busselte, Darp, De Monden, Diever, Dieverbrug, Doldersum, Dwingeloo, Eemster, Eursinge, Frederiksoord, Geeuwenbrug, Havelte, Havelterberg, Het Moer, Het Schier, Holtien, Holtinge, Holtland, Kalteren, Leggeloo, Lhee, Lheebroek, Molenstad, Nijensleek, Oldendiever, Oude Willem, Soerte, Uffelte, Veendijk, Veldhuizen, Vledder, Vledderveen, Wapse, Wapserveen, Wateren, Westeinde, Wilhelminaoord, Wittelte, Zorgvlied

Westerveld (a municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)


De Wolden

Derived from the plural form of wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The area covered by the municipality was formerly covered by a large complex of swamp forests.

Meronyms: Alteveer, Anholt, Ansen, Armweide, Bazuin, Benderse, Berghuizen, Blijdenstein, Bloemberg, Buitenhuizen, De Stapel, De Stuw, De Tippe, de Wijk, Drogt, Drogteropslagen, Echten, Eemten, Engeland, Eursinge, Fort, Gijsselte, Haakswold, Haalweide, Hees, Hoge Linthorst, Kerkenveld, Koekange, Koekangerveld, Kraloo, Leeuwte, Linde, Lubbinge, Lunssloten, Middelveen, Nolde, Oldenhave, Oosteinde, Oosterwijk, Oshaar, Oud Veeningen, Paardelanden, Pieperij, Rheebruggen, Ruinen, Ruinerweide, Ruinerwold, Schottershuizen, Schrapveen, Steenbergen, Struikberg, Ten Arlo, Veeningen, Vuile Riete, Weerwille, Wemmenhove, Witteveen, Zuidwolde

De Wolden (a municipality of Drenthe, Netherlands)


Noordoostpolder

Meronyms: Bant, Creil, Emmeloord, Ens, Espel, Kraggenburg, Luttelgeest, Marknesse, Nagele, Rutten, Schokkerhaven, Schokland, Tollebeek

Noordoostpolder (a polder and municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands)


Urk

First attested as urch in 966. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from *urd-k ("little island") is impossible. A proposed link between Urk and the Orkney Islands is implausible.

Urk (a village, municipality, and former island in Flevoland, Netherlands)


Zeewolde

First attested as seaeuuald and seuuuald in 793. Compound of Old Dutch sew (“sea, lake”) and uuald (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). Originally the name of a forest somewhere near Gelderland. The name was later chosen as a suitable name for one of the planned villages in the Flevopolder.

Meronym: Harderhaven

Zeewolde (a village and municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands)


Achtkarspelen

Borrowed from West Frisian Achtkarspelen, a compound of acht (“eight”) and the plural form of karspel (“parish”), variant form of kerspel. The municipality is named after a former legal district which encompassed eight parishes.

Meronyms: Augustinusga, Barghiem, Blauwhuis, Blauwverlaat, Boelenslaan, Buitenpost, Buweklooster, Buwetille, De Kooten, De Laatste Stuiver, Dijkhuizen, Drogeham, Egypte, Gerben Allesverlaat, Gerkesklooster, Hamsterpein, Hamshorn, Harkema, Hiltjemoeiswouden, Jachtveld, Kootstertille, Kortwoude, Lutkepost, Monniketille, Ophuis, Opperkooten, Rohel, Roodeschuur, Stroobos, Surhuisterveen, Surhuizum, Surhuizumer Mieden, Twijzel, Twijzelerheide, Uitland, Vierhuizen, Westerend, Wildpad, Wildveld

Achtkarspelen (a municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


het Bildt

First attested as een wtlant, gheheten bil, dat aengheworpen is buten dycs in 1398. Derived from Old Frisian bil (“alluvial land, low-lying pasture next to a watercourse”) with epenthetic -t.

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het Bildt (a former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Dantumadeel

Meronyms: Broeksterwoude, Damwoude, De Valom, Driesum, Kuikhorne, Oostwoud, Rinsumageest, Roodkerk, Sijbrandahuis, Veenwouden, Wouterswoude, Zwaagwesteinde

Dantumadiel (a municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


De Friese Meren

Calque of West Frisian De Fryske Marren, derived in turn from Frysk (“Frisian”) and the plural form of mar (“lake”).

Meronyms: Akmarijp, Bakhuizen, Balk, Ballingbuur, Bantega, Bargebek, Boornzwaag, Boornzwaag over de Wielen, Brekkenpolder, Broek, Commissiepolle, De Bels, Delburen, Delfstrahuizen, De Polle, De Rijlst, Dijken, Doniaga, Echten, Echtenerbrug, Eesterga, Elahuizen, Finkeburen, Follega, Goingarijp, Harich, Haskerhorne, Heide, Hooibergen, Huisterheide, Idskenhuizen, Joure, Kolderwolde, Langweer, Legemeer, Lemmer, Marderhoek, Mirns, Nieuw Amerika, Nijehaske, Nijemirdum, Noed, Oldeouwer, Onland, Oosterzee, Oudega, Oudehaske, Oudemirdum, Ouwster-Nijega, Ouwsterhaule, Rijs, Rohel, Rotstergaast, Rotsterhaule, Rottum, Ruigahuizen, Scharsterbrug, Schouw, Sintjohannesga, Sint Nicolaasga, Sloten, Snikzwaag, Sondel, Spannenburg, Tacozijl, Terhorne, Terkaple, Teroele, Tjerkgaast, Trophorne, Tweehuis, Vegelinsoord, Vierhuis, Vinkeburen, Vrisburen, Westend, Westerend-Harich, Wijckel, Zevenbuurt

De Fryske Marren (a municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Dongeradeel

Dongeradeel (a former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Ferwerderadeel

Borrowed from West Frisian Ferwerderadiel, a compound of the toponym Ferwert and diel (“district, rural administrative area”).

Ferwerderadiel (a former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Franekeradeel

Calque of West Frisian Frjentsjerteradiel, a compound of the toponym Frjentsjer and diel (“district, rural administrative area”).

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Franekeradeel (a former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Harlingen

First attested as herlinge in 1232-1233. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Harilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.
See also West Frisian Harns.

Meronyms: Almenum, De Blijnse, IJslumburen, Koetille, Koningsbuurt, Luidum, Midlum, Ungabuurt, Voorrijp, Wijnaldum

Harlingen (a city and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Heerenveen

First attested as Sheerenfeen in 1579. From heer (“gentleman”) + -en- + veen (“peat bog, marsh”). The settlement was named after the owners of the company which developed the land around the future settlement.

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Meronyms: Akkrum, Anneburen, Birstum, Bontebok, Brongerga, De Knipe, Gersloot, Gersloot-Polder, Haskerdijken, Henshuizen, Hoornsterzwaag, Jubbega, Katlijk, Luinjeberd, Meskenwier, Mildam, Nes, Nieuwebrug, Nieuwehorne, Nieuweschoot, Oldeboorn, Oosterboorn, Oranjewoud, Oudehorne, Oudeschoot, Oude Schouw, Pean, Poppenhuizen, Schurega, Sorremorre, Spitsendijk, Sythuizen, Terband, Tjalleberd, Warniahuizen

Heerenveen (a village and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland

Derived from the toponyms Kollumerland (a compound of the toponym Kollum and land (“land”)) and Nieuwkruisland (a large polder).

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Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland (a former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Leeuwarderadeel

Calque of West Frisian Ljouwerteradiel, a compound of the toponym Ljouwert and diel (“district, rural administrative area”).

Leeuwarderadeel (a former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Littenseradeel

Borrowed from West Frisian Littenseradiel.

Littenseradiel (a former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Menaldumadeel

Calque of West Frisian Menameradiel, a compound of the toponym Menaam and diel (“district, rural administrative area”).

Menameradiel (a former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Ooststellingwerf

Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and a compound toponym derived from Middle Dutch stelling (“administrator”) and werf (“place where law is spoken”).

Meronyms: Aekinga, Appelscha, Bekhof, Bentemaden, Boekhorst, Bovenveld, Bûterheideveld, Buttinga, Canada, Deddingabuurt, De Knolle, De Koelanden, De Riete, Donkerbroek, Drie Tolhekken, Egypte, Elleboog, Elsloo, Frankrijk, Fochteloo, Haule, Haulerwijk, Hoogeduurswoude, Janssenstichting, Jardinga, Konijnenbuurt, Klazinga, Koudenburg, Laagduurswoude, Langedijke, Makkinga, Medhuizen, Moskou, Nanninga, Nieuwe Vaart, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oosterwolde, Petersburg, Prandinga, Ravenswoud, Rolpaal, Schottelenburg, Schrappinga, Terwisscha, 't Hoogezand, Tronde, Twijtel, Veneburen, Venekoten, Waskemeer, Weper, Weperpolder, Willemstad, Zuidhorn

Ooststellingwerf (a municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Opsterland

Borrowed from West Frisian Opsterlân, in turn derived from Old Frisian upsaterland, a compound of upsater (“inhabitant of an upland”) and land (“land”).

Meronyms: Allardsoog, Bakkeveen, Beetsterzwaag, Frieschepalen, Gorredijk, Haneburen, Hanebuurt, Heidehuizen, Hemrik, Hemrikerverlaat, Jonkersland, Klein Groningen, Kooibos, Kortezwaag, Langezwaag, Lippenhuizen, Luxwoude, Nieuwe Vaart, Nij Beets, Olterterp, Oosterend, Oud Beets, Rolbrug, Selmien, Siegerswoude, Sparjebird, Terwispel, Tijnje, Uilesprong, Ureterp, Ureterp aan de Vaart, Voorwerk, Vosseburen, Welgelegen, Wijngaarden, Wijnjeterpverlaat, Wijnjewoude

Opsterland (a municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Schiermonnikoog

First attested as moenkelangenoe around 1400. Compound of schier (“grey”) + monnik (“monk”) + oog (“island.”). Named after a former Cistercian monastery. Compare Grijssloot and Wittewierum.
See also West Frisian Skiermûntseach and Schiermonnikoog Frisian Schiermonnikeig.

Schiermonnikoog (an island of Friesland, Netherlands)

Schiermonnikoog (a village and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Smallingerland

Borrowed from West Frisian Smellingerlân, a compound of the hydronym Smelle Ie and lân (“land”).

Meronyms: Boornbergum, Buitenstverlaat, De Gaasten, De Kletten, De Kooi, De Puntpaal, De Tike, De Veenhoop, De Wilgen, Drachten, Drachtstercompagnie, Egbertsgaasten, Folgeren, Galhoek, Goëngahuizen, Houtigehage, Kortehemmen, Luchtenveld, Middelburen, Nijega, Nijtap, Noorderend, Opeinde, Opperburen, Oudega, Rottevalle, Siteburen, Smalle Ee, Uiteinde, Wierren, Zandburen, Zuiderheide

Smallingerland (a municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Zuidwest-Friesland

Calque of West Frisian Súdwest-Fryslân, a compound of súdwest (“southwest”) and Fryslân (“Frisia”).

Meronyms: Aaksens, Abbega, Abbegaasterketting, Abbegaasterrige, Allingawier, Andelahuizen, Angterp, Anneburen, Arkum, Arum, Atzeburen, Baarderburen, Baburen, Barsum, Bessens, Bernsterburen, Bittens, Blauwhuis, Bloemkamp, Bolsward, Bonjeterp, Bootland, Bovenburen, Bozum, Breezanddijk, Britswerd, Burgwerd, Cornwerd, De Band, De Bieren, De Bird, De Blokken, Dedgum, Deersum, De Hel, De Grits, De Kat, De Klieuw, De Nes, De Polle, De Rode Schuur, De Weeren, De Wieren, Dijksterburen, Doniaburen, Doniawier, Draaisterhuizen, Driehuizen, Edens, Eemswoude, Engwerd, Engwier, Exmorra, Exmorrazijl, Ferwoude, Feyteburen, Flansum, Folsgare, Gaast, Gaastmeer, Galamadammen, Gauw, Goënga, Goëngamieden, Gooium, Grauwe Kat, Greonterp, Grotewierum, Grote Wiske, Harkezijl, Hartwerd, Hayum, Heeg, Hemert, Hemelum, Hennaard, Het Heidenschap, Het Vliet, Hichtum, Hidaard, Hidaarderzijl, Hiddum, Hieslum, Hindeloopen, Hoekens, Hommerts, Hornsterburen, Houw, Idsegahuizum, Idserdaburen, Idzega, IJlst, IJsbrechtum, Indijk, Itens, Jet, Jonkershuizen, Jousterp, Jouswerd, Jutrijp, Kampen, Kerkeburen, Kimswerd, Kleine Gaastmeer, Kleine Wiske, Kleiterp, Knossens, Kooihuizen, Kornwerderzand, Koudehuizum, Koudum, Koufurderrige, Kromwal, Kubaard, Laad en Zaad, Laaxum, Lippenwoude, Loënga, Lollum, Longerhouw, Lutkewierum, Lytshuizen, Makkum, Meilahuizen, Molkwerum, Montsamaburen, Nijeburen, Nijeklooster, Nijezijl, Nijhuizum, Nijland, Offingawier, Oosterend, Oosterwierum, Oosthem, Oppenhuizen, Osingahuizen, Ottenburen, Oudega, Parrega, Piaam, Piekezijl, Pingjum, Poppingawier, Rauwerd, Remswerd, Rien, Rijtseterp, Roodhuis, Sandfirden, Sandfirderrijp, Scharl, Scharneburen, Scharnegoutum, Schettens, Schraard, Schrok, Sieswerd, Sijbrandaburen, Sjungadijk, Smallebrugge, Sneek, Sotterum, Speers, Spijk, Stavoren, Strand, Swaanwerd, Terzool, Tirns, Tjalhuizum, Tjerkwerd, Uitwellingerga, Vierhuizen, Viersprong, Vijfhuis, Vissersburen, Waaxens, Warns, Westerlittens, Westhem, Wieuwerd, Witmarsum, Wolsum, Wolsumerketting, Wommels, Wonneburen, Wons, Workum, Woudsend, Ypecolsga, Zurich, Zwarte Beien

Súdwest-Fryslân (a municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Terschelling

First attested as schellinghe in 1296. Derived from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Old Frisian skillinge (“boundary, limit”). Compare Schellingwoude and Schellinkhout. See also West Frisian Skylge.

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Meronyms: Baaiduinen, Dellewal, Formerum, Halfweg, Hee, Hoorn, Horp, Kaard, Kinnum, Landerum, Lies, Midsland, Midsland Noord, Oosterend, Striep, West-Terschelling

Terschelling (an island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Tietjerksteradeel

Borrowed from West Frisian Tytsjerksteradiel, a compound of the toponym Tytsjerk and diel (“district, rural administrative area”).

Meronyms: Bartlehiem, Bergum, De Joere, Eernewoude, Eestrum, Garijp, Giekerk, Giekerkerhoek, Hardegarijp, Hoogzand, Iniaheide, Kleinegeest, Molenend, Noordbergum, Noordermeer, Oenkerk, Oostermeer, Oudkerk, Quatrebras, Rijperkerk, Schuilenburg, Siegerswoude, Suameer, Suameerderheide, Suawoude, Tietjerk, Veenwoudsterwal, Wijns, Witveen, Zevenhuizen, Zwartewegsend

Tytsjerksteradiel (a municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Vlieland

The island is first attested as vlielant in 1414 or 1415. Its name derives from a compound of the hydronym Vlie and land (“land”). Compare Flevoland. See also West Frisian Flylân.
The hamlet is first attested as vlieland in 1317. Its name derives from Middle Dutch vlietland (“low-lying land subject to flooding”).

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Vlieland (an island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)

a hamlet in Pijnacker-Nootdorp, South Holland, Netherlands


Weststellingwerf

Compound of west (“west-, western”) and a compound toponym derived from Middle Dutch stelling (“administrator”) and werf (“place where law is spoken”).

Meronyms: Blesdijke, Boekelte, Boijl, De Blesse, De Hoeve, Gracht, Langelille, Munnekeburen, Munnekezeel, Nijeholtpade, Nijeholtwolde, Nijelamer, Nijetrijne, Noordwolde, Noordwolde-Zuid, Oldeholtpade, Oldeholtwolde, Oldelamer, Oldetrijne, Oosterstreek, Overburen, Peperga, Rijsberkampen, Rode Dorp, Scherpenzeel, Schoterzijl, Slijkenburg, Sonnega, Spanga, Steggerda, Ter Idzard, Vinkega, Wolvega, Zandhuizen

Weststellingwerf (a municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)


Aalten

First attested as aladna in 828. Etymology unclear. Likely derived from a phytonym (compare Old Norse alað (“food”), aldin (“edible fruit”), Old Swedish alda (“fruit-bearing oak”)). A proposed derivation from a hydronym derived from Proto-Indo-European *alat- (“shining, bending outward”) is far-fetched. Not etymologically related to aal (“poplar, Populus”). Potentially related to Aalden.

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Meronyms: Barlo, Bredevoort, Dale, Dinxperlo, De Heurne, Groot Deunk, Haart, Het Beggelder, Heurne, Hollenberg, IJzerlo, 't Klooster, Lintelo, 't Villeken

Aalten (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)


Apeldoorn

First attested as appoldro in 790-793. Derived either from Old Dutch apuldra- (“apple tree”) or apuldron, or from a dative plural version of Proto-Germanic *apuldra- (“apple trees”). Compare Aperloo, Appeltern, Ter Apel, Apuldram, Apeldorn and Appeldorn.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Apeldoorne.

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Meronyms: Assel, Beekbergen, Beemte-Broekland, De Haere, De Jonas, De Krim, Engeland, Gerritsflesch, Groenendaal, Hoenderloo, Hoog Buurlo, Hoog Soeren, Klarenbeek, Lieren, Loenen, Meerveld, Nieuw-Milligen, Oosterhuizen, Radio Kootwijk, Uddel, Ugchelen, Wenum-Wiesel, Woeste Hoeve, Zilven

Apeldoorn (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)