Perkpolder

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as PERK-POLDER (DEN), den Park-polder of den Perken-polder in 1847. Compound of perk (“enclosed area, parcel”) and polder (“polder”). The hamlet was named after the eponymous polder.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛrkˌpɔl.dər/
  • Hyphenation: Perk‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Perkpolder n

  1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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