Oude Molen

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Haltersen molen in 1787. Derived from oud (“old”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a windmill built in 1617. So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwe Molen.
  • (Overijssel) Attested as Oude Molen in 1832. Derived from oud (“old”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a nearby windmill. See also Dutch Low Saxon Olde Meule.
  • (Zeeland) Attested as Oudemolen in 1899. Derived from oud (“old”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a former windmill demolished in 1921. So named to distinguish the settlement from Nieuwe Molen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑu̯.də ˈmoː.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ou‧de Mo‧len
  • Rhymes: -oːlən
  • Homophone: Oude-Molen

Proper noun

Oude Molen n

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

References

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