Teylingen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Teylingen.

Proper noun

Teylingen

  1. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

  • (municipality) Named after Teijlingen. The municipality opted to use a different spelling for the municipal name in order to clearly distinguish it from the hamlet.
  • (hamlet) Derived from Van Teijlingen (a noble surname). The hamlet was named after the family which owned it and the polder and legal district around it.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Tey‧lin‧gen

Proper noun

Teylingen n

  1. a municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Klinkenberg, Oosteinde, Piet Gijzenbrug, Sassenheim, Teijlingen, Voorhout, Warmond
  2. a hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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