Sint Anna

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as St Anne in 1773-1794. Derived from sint (“saint”) and Anna (“a given name”), referring in this case to the mother of the Virgin Mary. Named after a chapel. Compare Sint-Annaland and Sint Annaparochie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɪnt ˈɑ.naː/
  • Hyphenation: Sint An‧na

Proper noun

Sint Anna n

  1. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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