Pauluspolder

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Pauli mansura in 1264. Compound of Paulus (a personal name) and polder (“polder”). The settlement was named for its location in the Ser Pauluspolder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑu̯.lʏsˌpɔl.dər/
  • Hyphenation: Pau‧lus‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Pauluspolder n

  1. a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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