Molenaarsgraaf

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as janne die molnare ut grauelant in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch Molenare (“a surname”) and the hydronym Grave.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧le‧naars‧graaf

Proper noun

Molenaarsgraaf n

  1. A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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