Waarderpolder

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as brechtghertsweert around 1200. Compound of waard (“riverine island, land next to water”) and polder (“polder”). Originally a compound of Old Dutch Brechtger (a personal name) and waard.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Waar‧der‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Waarderpolder n

  1. a neighbourhood of Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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