Augustapolder

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Augusta Pder in 1838-1857. Compound of Augusta (“a personal name”) and polder (“polder”). Named after Elisabeth Maria Aloysa Augusta of the Pfalz (1721-1794), the wife of then-Marquis of Bergen op Zoom, Charles Theodore of Sulzbach (1729-1795).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑu̯ˈɣʏs.taːˌpɔl.dər/
  • Hyphenation: Au‧gus‧ta‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Augustapolder n

  1. A neighbourhood of Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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