Ottoland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ottelant and ottelandt in 1366. Compound of Middle Dutch Otte (a personal name) and lant (“land, polderland”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ot‧to‧land

Proper noun

Ottoland n

  1. a village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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