Waarland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Waedt Polder in 1665. Compound of waard (“polder complex surrounded by water”) and land (“land”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Waar‧land

Proper noun

Waarland n

  1. a village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Kluivenburg (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

  • Waarlander
  • Waarlands

References

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