Wippolder

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wippolder van Delfgaauw in 1841. Compound of wipmolen (“hollow post mill”) and polder (“polder”). Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wip‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Wippolder n

  1. A neighbourhood of Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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