Nuland
English edit
Proper noun edit
Nuland
- A surname.
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Naolend (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as nuwelant and nulant in 1299. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed or developed land”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Nuland n
- A village and former municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Waoterrijk (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN