Nieuwe Molen

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as St. Anthonis Molen in 1838-1857. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a windmill constructed in 1817. So named to distinguish the settlement from Oude Molen.
  • (Zeeland) Attested as Nieuwe molen in 1899. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a former windmill demolished in 1922. So named to distinguish the settlement from Oude Molen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌniu̯.ə ˈmoː.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuwe Mo‧len
  • Rhymes: -oːlən

Proper noun

Nieuwe Molen n

  1. a hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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