Poolland

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Pool Landt in 1680. Potentially derived from poolland (“the Arctic”), with the name having been given by whalers heading to the Arctic.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Pool‧land

Proper noun

Poolland n

  1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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