Gijbeland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ghibenland in 1325. Compound of a familiar form of Middle Dutch Gijsbrecht (a personal name) and lant (“land, polderland”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Gij‧be‧land

Proper noun

Gijbeland n

  1. a hamlet in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gijbeland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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